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Effect of perceptions and behaviour on access to and use of financial service : evidence from South Africa
Annim, Samuel Kobina; Arun, Thankom; Kostov, Philip - 2012
This study investigates the effect of financial perception and behaviour on; (a) general accounts and services, (b … three estimations support the hypothesis that financial perception has a greater effect on the decision to access and use … behaviour is greater than financial perception when making decisions on the take-up and use of investment financial services. It …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009675520
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Analyzing the perceptions of Egyptian youth about the Arab Spring
Fakih, Ali; Ghazalian, Pascal L. - 2019
Egyptian youth played a central role in the Arab Spring (AS) uprisings, yearning for changes in the political system … and for better economic conditions. This paper investigates the perceptions of young Egyptians about the AS. The empirical … analysis uses a bivariate ordered probit model to examine the factors influencing these perceptions through proxies that cover …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012117000
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Happiness, domains of life satisfaction, perceptions, and valuation differences across genders
Milovanska-Farrington, Stefani; Farrington, Stephen - 2021
examines the effect of satisfaction with areas of life on subjective well-being (SWB), the importance of relative perceptions … greatest impact on happiness of men and women. The findings suggest that relative perceptions have a large statistically …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012508051
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Gini who? : the relationship between inequality perceptions and life satisfaction
Marchesi, Daniele; Nikolova, Milena; Angelini, Viola - 2024
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014511536
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Time, money, peers, and parents : some data and theories on teenage behavior
Kooreman, Peter (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001829708
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Daily use of social media is associated with more body dissatisfaction of teenage girls in a large cross-cultural survey
Napp, Clotilde; Breda, Thomas - 2022
Most teenagers spend several hours per day on social media. We provide a large-scale investigation of the relationship between social media daily usage and body dissatisfaction among a sample of more than 50,000 15 y.o. students. This relation is positive and large for girls - higher use of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013471462
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Income misperception and populism
Albers, Thilo N. H.; Kersting, Felix; Kosse, Fabian - 2022
We propose that false beliefs about the own current economic status are an important factor for explaining populist attitudes. Along with the subjects' receptiveness to right-wing populism, we elicit their perceived relative income positions in a representative survey of German households. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013431416
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The impact of car pollution on infant and child health : evidence from emissions cheating
Alexander, Diane; Schwandt, Hannes - 2019
Car exhaust is a major source of air pollution, but little is known about its impacts on population health. We exploit the dispersion of emissions-cheating diesel cars - which secretly polluted up to 150 times as much as gasoline cars - across the United States from 2008-2015 as a natural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012022791
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Speeding, punishment, and recidivism : evidence from a regression discontinuity design
Gehrsitz, Markus - 2017
This paper estimates the effects of temporary driver's license suspensions on driving behavior. A little known rule in the German traffic penalty catalogue maintains that drivers who commit a series of speeding transgressions within 365 days should have their license suspended for one month. My...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011641567
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On the effects of COVID-19 safer-at-home policies on social distancing, car crashes and pollution
Brodeur, Abel; Cook, Nikolai; Wright, Taylor - 2020
In response to COVID-19, dramatic safer-at-home policies were implemented. The understanding of their impacts on social distancing, travel and pollution is in its infancy. We pair a differences-in-differences framework and synthetic control methods with rich cellular tracking and high frequency...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012214304