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Eating disorders affect 12-25% of college women. Previous research established a positive correlation between sorority membership and eating disorders. We investigate a possible causal link between sororities and weight-related behaviors and eating disorders using data from the American College...
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findings suggest that the degree of friendship with the team manager is positively correlated with the rate of the salary …
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that random groups with identical compositions to those of friendship groups do not produce similar effects. Our study thus …
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-being by analyzing the frequency with which specific emotions are experienced in anticipation of and reaction to job loss … unemployed leads to more frequent experiences of unpleasant emotions only in the short run and that adaptation occurs more …
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utility theory. Beyond feelings, economic theorists use full-fledged specific emotions to explain behavior that otherwise … could not be understood or they study emotions out of interest for the emotion itself. While some analyses display a strong …
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Do emotions affect the decision between change and the status quo? We exploit exogenous variation in emotions caused by …
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emotions could decrease the use of punishments while keeping welfare high, possibly depending on pre-existing levels of … net earnings and self-reported emotions compared to a control condition (Natural). Although the interaction between the …
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tests support a causal interpretation of this finding. Our results are consistent with immediate emotions stirred by a …
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efficiency, while incidental emotions can impair it. Signals in specific brain areas can be a trigger precipitating a bubble …
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How do emotions affect policy views on immigration? How do they influence the way people process and respond to factual … theft. Consistent with a causal role of emotions, we find that the rape news triggers a stronger emotional reaction than the … negative emotions are triggered, having more accurate factual knowledge no longer matters for forming policy views on …
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