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We formalize a noted [Guryan et al., 2009] but unexplored source of bias in peer effect estimation, arising because … the bias in a test of random peer assignment. We demonstrate that, when estimating endogenous peer effects, the negative … exclusion bias dominates the positive reflection bias when the true peer effect is small. We discuss conditions under which …
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neural responses to the pertinent prospects when they are not engaged in actual decision making. The ability to make such …
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observable exogenous causes. We explore an alternative approach that generates predictions based on relationships across decision … experiment, we find that this method yields accurate estimates of price sensitivities for a collection of products under …
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We conduct a clustered randomized controlled trial across 180 villages in Uttar Pradesh, India, to promote the take-up of a savings commitment product newly introduced to our study population. A random subset of participants was targeted through our promotional campaign to test whether the...
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We conduct two lab experiments and one field experiment to investigate demand for consumption agency in married couples …
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We conduct a novel lab experiment in which pairs of subjects make separable decisions about allocative efficiency and …
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We conduct an interactive online experiment framed as an employment contract between employer and worker. Subjects from …
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We design a laboratory experiment to investigate bilateral link formation in a setting where payoffs are pair … conditions, and which individual motivations and decision-making techniques lead players to depart from myopic best response. We …
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We design an original laboratory experiment to investigate whether redistributive actions hinder the formation of … group that increases their endowment but exposes them to redistribution. We conduct the experiment in three very different …
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This paper provides evidence concerning the extent to which consumers of liquor employ commitment devices. One widely recommended commitment strategy is to regulate alcohol consumption by deliberately manipulating availability. The paper assesses the prevalence of the "availability strategy" by...
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