-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 …

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 …

Do emotions affect the decision between change and the status quo? We exploit exogenous variation in emotions caused by …

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 …

tests support a causal interpretation of this finding. Our results are consistent with immediate emotions stirred by a …

efficiency, while incidental emotions can impair it. Signals in specific brain areas can be a trigger precipitating a bubble …

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 …

ask if consumers are affected by factors such as emotions and limited attention, as highlighted in behavioral economics … when the news is covered more extensively, suggesting that emotions and media attention are the main drivers of the impact. …

This paper examines the impact of education, trade, governance and distance on technology diffusion and TFP in Latin …-2007). Findings are: i) TFP rises with education, trade, governance (ETG) and trade's R&D content, and falls with distance to the … America's TFP loss relative to Mexico due to its greater distance to "US-Canada" (Europe and Japan) is 9.30 (0.02) percent. …