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Rationally inattentive consumer : an experiment

Civelli, Andrea; Deck, Cary A.; LeBlanc, Justin D.; … - 2018

of the theory: 1) Subjects optimally make stochastic consumption choices; 2) They respond to incentives and changes in …

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Rethinking nudges

Mongin, Philippe; Cozic, Mikaël - 2014

another sense, it is concerned with bounded rationality as a means of the policy, and in still another sense, it is concerned … with bounded rationality as an obstacle to be removed by the policy, when the latter has a benevolent aim. The paper … behavioural economics, compared with that of classical rational choice theory, to account for successful interventions. After …

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Essays on the valuation of life & pension products from the insurer's and the customer's perspectives

Alexandrova, Maria - 2018

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Habit formation and rational addiction : a field experiment in handwashing

Hussam, Reshmaan; Rabbani, Atonu; Reggiani, Giovanni; … - 2017

We test the main predictions of the rational addiction model, reconceptualized as rational habit formation, in the context of handwashing. To track habit formation, we design soap dispensers with timed sensors. We test for rational habit formation by informing some households about a future...

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Persuasion against self-control problems

Wangenheim, Jonas von - 2018

I derive a social planner's optimal information design in an environment with quasi-hyperbolic discounting consumers without commitment. Consumption induces instantaneous utility, but unknown delayed cost. Consumers may or may not acquire additional costless information on the cost parameter....

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Microeconomics and behavior

Frank, Robert H. - 2015 - Ninth edition

"My goal in writing Microeconomics and Behavior was to produce an intellectually challenging text that would also be accessible and engaging to students. Microeconomics and Behavior develops the core analytical tools with patience and attention to detail. At the same time, it embeds these tools...