Using data from a survey of 1,097 small and medium-sized non-listed Dutch firms we investigate the relation between growth of the firm and uncertainty. We focus on the impact of sales uncertainty on various types of investment. We find that sales uncertainty, measured by the conditional...

Using administrative data on the savings behaviour of 31,246 South Africans at the onset of COVID, this experimental study demonstrates how reminders can decrease savings in a crisis. Building on an attention-based model for the effect of reminders, it shows how if individuals have forgotten...