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We show that a measure of reciprocity derived from the Berg et al. (1995) trust game in a laboratory setting predicts the reciprocal behavior of the same subjects in a real-world situation. By using the Crowne and Marlowe (1960) social desirability scale, we do not find any evidence that a...
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. We present evidence from a large-scale lab experiment designed to test the theoretical predictions of a threshold model …
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We present an infinite-horizon model of moral standards where self-esteem and unconscious drives play key roles. In the model, an individual receives random temptations (such as bribe offers) and must decide which to resist. Individual actions depend both on conscious intent and a type...
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Most economic analyses presume that there are limited differences in the prior beliefs of individuals, as assumption most often justified by the argument that sufficient common experiences and observations will eliminate disagreements. We investigate this claim using a simple model of Bayesian...
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Persuasion is a fundamental part of social activity, yet it is rarely studied by economists. We compare the traditional economic model, in which persuasion is communication of objectively valuable information, with a behavioral model, in which persuasion is an effort to fit the message into the...
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We build a model of online behavioral manipulation driven by AI advances. A platform dynamically offers one of n … behavioral manipulation. We establish that AI benefits consumers when glossiness is short-lived. In contrast, when glossiness is … long-lived, users suffer because of behavioral manipulation. Finally, as the number of products increases, the platform can …
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experiment embedded in a survey of female university students at a large public university in Saudi Arabia. We randomly provided …
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Societal norms about gender roles contribute to the economic disadvantages facing women in many developing countries. This paper evaluates an intervention aimed at eroding support for restrictive gender norms, specifically a multi-year school-based intervention in Haryana, India, that engaged...
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We combine data from a field experiment and a laboratory experiment to measure the causal impact of human capital on … that randomized field experiments can be successfully combined with laboratory experiment data to measure causal impacts on …
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important determinant of door-to-door giving. Combining data from this and a complementary field experiment, we structurally …
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