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Beliefs and utility : experimental evidence on preferences for information
Falk, Armin; Zimmermann, Florian - 2016
Beliefs are a central determinant of behavior. Recent models assume that beliefs about or the anticipation of future …, however, is not uniform but depends on context. When the environment allows subjects to not focus attention on (negative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011523747
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Beliefs and utility : experimental evidence on preferences for information
Falk, Armin; Zimmermann, Florian - 2016
Beliefs are a central determinant of behavior. Recent models assume that beliefs about or the anticipation of future …, however, is not uniform but depends on context. When the environment allows subjects to not focus attention on (negative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011528156
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Correlation neglect in belief formation
Enke, Benjamin; Zimmermann, Florian - 2013
and treat correlated information as independent. In consequence, people's beliefs are excessively sensitive to well …-connected information sources, implying a pattern of "overshooting" beliefs. Additionally, in an experimental asset market, correlation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010211474
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Determinants of trust : the role of personal experiences
Schwerter, Frederik; Zimmermann, Florian - 2019
Social interactions pervade daily life and thereby create an abundance of social experiences. Such personal experiences likely shape what we believe and who we are. In this paper, we ask if and how personal experiences from social interactions determine individuals' inclination to trust others?...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011987073
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Self-assessment : the role of the social environment
Falk, Armin; Kosse, Fabian; Schildberg-Hörisch, Hannah; … - 2020
This study presents descriptive and causal evidence on the role of the social environment in shaping the accuracy of self-assessment. We introduce a novel incentivized measurement tool to measure the accuracy of self-assessment among children and use this tool to show that children from high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012219381
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Fighting climate change: the role of norms, preferences, and moral values
Andre, Peter; Boneva, Teodora; Anand Chopra, Felix; … - 2021
heterogeneous across the population. Individual beliefs about social norms, economic preferences such as patience and altruism, as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012583671
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Fighting climate change: the role of norms, preferences, and moral values
Andre, Peter; Boneva, Teodora; Anand Chopra, Felix; … - 2021
heterogeneous across the population. Individual beliefs about social norms, economic preferences such as patience and altruism, as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012594945
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Misperceived social norms and willingness to act against climate change
Andre, Peter; Boneva, Teodora; Anand Chopra, Felix; … - 2024
sample of US adults. Individual beliefs about social norms positively predict pro-climate donations, comparable in strength …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014480903
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Misperceived social norms and willingness to act against climate change
Andre, Peter; Boneva, Teodora; Anand Chopra, Felix; … - 2024
sample of US adults. Individual beliefs about social norms positively predict pro-climate donations, comparable in strength …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014515871
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Money or fun? : why students want to pursue further education
Belfield, Chris; Boneva, Teodora; Rauh, Christopher; … - 2016
We study students' motives for educational attainment in a unique survey of 885 secondary school students in the UK. As expected, students who perceive the monetary returns to education to be higher are more likely to intend to continue in full-time education. However, the main driver is the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011521174