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the effect of a simple scalable planning intervention on a repeated behavior using a randomized design involving 877 … weeks. In contrast to recent studies, we find that the planning intervention did not have a positive effect on behavior and … planning is helpful and despite clear evidence that they engaged with the planning process …
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How likely is a catastrophic event that would substantially reduce the capital stock, GDP and wealth? How much should society be willing to pay to reduce the probability or impact of a catastrophe? We answer these questions and provide a framework for policy analysis using a general equilibrium...
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and length of financial planning horizon, smokers are more impatient. However, neither of these measures is significantly … time preference and self-control, i.e., impulsivity and financial planning, are more closely related to the smoking …
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estimates show that planning behavior can explain the differences in savings and why some people arrive close to retirement with …
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We survey work using Bayesian learning in macroeconomics, highlighting common themes and new directions. First, we … present many of the common types of learning problems agents face---signal extraction problems---and trace out their effects … information. Models differ in their motives for information acquisition and the cost of information, or learning technology …
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Interventions to promote learning are often categorized into supply- and demand-side approaches. In a randomized … experiment to promote learning about COVID-19 among Mozambican adults, we study the interaction between a supply and a demand …
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experience-based learning and sketch a simple model of its role in the stock market based on Malmendier et al. (2020a,b). I then …
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We explore a model of non-Bayesian information aggregation in networks. Agents non-cooperatively choose among Friedkin-Johnsen type aggregation rules to maximize payoffs. The DeGroot rule is chosen in equilibrium if and only if there is noiseless information transmission...leading to consensus....
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We estimate the impact of district-level schooling mode (in-person versus hybrid or distance learning) on test scores …
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.39 and 0.23 standard deviations, respectively, after four years. We also identify important gender learning gaps with boys …
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