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The effect of peer observation on consumption choices: experimental evidence
Sakha, Sahra; Grohmann, Antonia - 2016
deviation in their decisions. Thus, we find evidence for conformity. Further, we find that individual's consumption choice is …This paper investigates the impact of peer observation on the consumption decisions of rural households in Thailand …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011435024
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The effect of peer observation on consumption choices : experimental evidence
Grohmann, Antonia; Sakha, Sahra - 2015
deviation in their decisions. Thus, we find evidence for conformity. Further, we find that individual's consumption choice is …This paper investigates the impact of peer observation on the consumption decisions of rural households in Thailand …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011392209
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The effect of peer observation on consumption choices : experimental evidence
Sakha, Sahra; Grohmann, Antonia - 2016
deviation in their decisions. Thus, we find evidence for conformity. Further, we find that individual's consumption choice is …This paper investigates the impact of peer observation on the consumption decisions of rural households in Thailand …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011434386
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The effect of peer observation on consumption choices experimental evidence
Grohmann, Antonia; Sakha, Sahra - 2015 - Updated version
evidence for conformity. Further, we find that individual's consumption choice is influenced by the group choice controlling …This paper investigates the impact of peer observation on consumption decisions of rural households in Thailand using a … unfamiliarity of the consumption good is counteracted by peer effects. We further show that the consumption choice is influenced by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012041128
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The effect of peer observation on consumption choices: evidence from a lab-in-field experiment
Grohmann, Antonia; Sakha, Sahra - In: Applied Economics 51 (2019) 55, pp. 5937-5951
We investigate the impact of peer observation on consumption decisions using a lab-in-field experiment. Respondents … make consumption decisions either alone or under peer observation. We find evidence for peer effects. We are able to study … find evidence for an information channel. Further, we show that the consumption choice is influenced by how many people …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012142177
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Consumption peer effects and utility needs in India
Lewbel, Arthur; Norris, Samuel; Pendakur, Krishna; Qu, Xi - In: Quantitative Economics 13 (2022) 3, pp. 1257-1295
perceived consumption needs. We provide a novel method for obtaining identification in social interactions models like ours … inequality-neutral social welfare, by reducing peer consumption externalities. We show welfare gains of billions of dollars per …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014537014
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Consumption peer effects and utility needs in India
Lewbel, Arthur; Norris, Samuel; Pendakur, Krishna; Qu, Xi - In: Quantitative economics : QE ; journal of the … 13 (2022) 3, pp. 1257-1295
perceived consumption needs. We provide a novel method for obtaining identification in social interactions models like ours … inequality‐neutral social welfare, by reducing peer consumption externalities. We show welfare gains of billions of dollars per …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013382077
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Peer effects and social preferences in voluntary cooperation
Thöni, Christian; Gächter, Simon - 2014 - This version: February 2014
Social preferences and social influence effects ("peer effects") are well documented, but little is known about how peers shape social preferences. Settings where social preferences matter are often situations where peer effects are likely too. In a gift-exchange experiment with independent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010257221
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Peer effects and social preferences in voluntary cooperation
Christian, Thöni; Gaechter, Simon - 2014
Social preferences and social influence effects ("peer effects") are well documented, but little is known about how peers shape social preferences. Settings where social preferences matter are often situations where peer effects are likely too. In a gift-exchange experiment with independent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010340306
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The importance of peers for compliance with norms of fair sharing
Gächter, Simon; Gerhards, Leonie; Nosenzo, Daniele - 2015
A burgeoning literature in economics has started examining the role of social norms in explaining economic behavior. Surprisingly, the vast majority of this literature has studied social norms in asocial decision settings, where individuals are observed to act in isolation from each other. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011434301