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We link two important ideas: attention is scarce and lack of information about an individual drives discrimination in … selection decisions. Our model of allocation of costly attention implies that applicants from negatively stereotyped groups face … "attention discrimination": less attention in highly selective cherry-picking markets, where more attention helps applicants, and …
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, however, is not uniform but depends on context. When the environment allows subjects to not focus attention on (negative …
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kinds of decisions. Narratives play a role in understanding the environment; focusing attention; predicting events …
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constituents during times of low media attention to politics. Combining data on campaign finance donations made by individuals and …. Importantly, the latter effect is significantly larger when there is less attention on politics. Thereby, we draw on exogenous …
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computer game in which decision makers have to pay attention to and perform multiple actions within a short period of time. The …
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Improving cognitive function and reducing stress may yield important benefits to individuals' health and to society. We conduct an experiment involving a three-month within-firm training program based on the principles of mindfulness and positive psychology at three large companies. We find an...
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's attention to inequality that adversely affects Asians. In a nationally representative US sample (N=3,257), we find that around … significantly reduces people's attention to inequality that adversely affects Asians in a pattern detection hiring task, we find …
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