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possible that the gender effect on dishonesty is moderated by cognitive reflection. Here we report a large online experiment (N …
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of an iid random variable. We set up a laboratory experiment where the participants act as forecasters predicting the … their central tendencies. As is standard in survey measures, the subjects in our experiment must report their best guess of … the experiment are based on a percentile while almost 60% are based on a numerical value. …
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laboratory experiment in which the participants act as forecasters and are asked to predict the next realisation of iid random …
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solicitations by paid workers. To explore whether this belief has merit, we conduct a door-to-door fundraising experiment in which … solicitors communicate their compensation status to households. In our experiment, we vary (1) whether solicitors are paid or not … forecasts of fundraising professionals, who believe that information that solicitors are volunteers will raise more money than …
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Calling to thank donors is a key fundraising strategy in the non-profit sector. Yet the effectiveness of these calls … contrast to the incentivized forecasts of fundraising professionals and the general public, who anticipated that calls would …
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There is significant variation in the percentage of adults registered as organ donors across the United States. Some of this variation may be due to characteristics of the sign-up process, in particular the form that is used when state residents renew or apply for their driver's licenses....
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We experimentally investigate how price expectations are formed in a large asset market where subjects' only task is to forecast the future price of a risky asset. The realized prices depend on these expectations. We observe small (6 participants) and large markets (about 100 participants). In...
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Behavioral and experimental literature on financial instability focuses on either subjective price expectations (Learning-to-Forecast experiments) or individual trading (Learning-to-Optimize experiments). Bao et al. (2017) have shown that subjects have problems with both tasks. In this paper, I...
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Models with heterogeneous interacting agents explain macro phenomena through interactions at the micro level. We propose genetic algorithms as a model for individual expectations to explain aggregate market phenomena. The model explains all stylized facts observed in aggregate price fluctuations...
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