This study compares individual preferences across incentives (i.e., hypothetical vs. real incentives) and over time (i.e. elicitation at two different points in time) in a choice experiment involving charitable donating decisions. We provide evidence of hypothetical bias but little evidence of...

We investigate the effect of different procedures for assigning decision-making roles for the distribution of collective resources using a dictator game. Three role allocation procedures are tested, namely random, meritocratic, and favouritism. We contribute to the literature by employing an...

We use data of antidepressants prescribed by general practices to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on mental health in England. The challenge we face is to estimate such effect separately from the simultaneous reduction in access to general practice health services caused by the pandemic. For...

Does education make people more or less religious? The previous literature offers mixed findings on the relationship between education and religiosity. This may be due to endogeneity bias: education and religiosity can be caused by a third variable such as culture or upbringing. We instrument...

ABSTRACT This study exploits a natural experiment in the province of Ontario, Canada, to identify the impact of pay‐for‐performance (P4P) incentives on the provision of targeted primary care services and whether physicians' responses differ by age, size of patient population, and baseline...