Trust in others is essential for the well-functioning of societies. While economists often study its longer-term determinants - such as cultural norms and historical shocks - shortterm fluctuation may be equally critical, particularly during pivotal moments (e.g, elections) or periods requiring...

In this paper, we conduct a large-scale field experiment to investigate the manipulability of prediction markets. The main experiment involves randomly shocking prices across 817 separate markets; we then collect hourly price data to examine whether the effects of these shocks persist over time....

Elites disproportionately influence policymaking, yet little is known about their fairness and efficiency preferences - key determinants of support for redistributive policies. We investigate these preferences using an incentivized lab experiment with a group of future elites - Ivy League MBA...