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Nudging with information: a randomized field experiment on reminders and feedback

Calzolari, Giacomo; Nardotto, Mattia - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

empirical analysis of the effects of reminders and feedback on investment activities involving up-front costs and delayed … benefits, such as education and healthy behavior. By means of a randomized field experiment, we show that simple weekly … reminders induce users of a gym to substantially increase their levels of physical exercise. We show that limited attention …

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Academic Achievements: Grades versus Duration

Brugiavini, Agar; Carraro, Carlo; Kovacic, Matija - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

This paper investigates the determinants of academic achievements of post-reform undergraduate students of Ca' Foscari … University of Venice. Academic achievements are measured with the students' grade point averages and time to graduation. The set … of independent variables contains information on students' personal characteristics, prior academic achievements, family …

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Are Risk Aversion and Impatience Related to Cognitive Ability?

Dohmen, Thomas J; Falk, Armin; Huffman, David; Sunde, Uwe - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

Is the way that people make risky choices, or tradeoffs over time, related to cognitive ability? This paper investigates whether there is a link between cognitive ability, risk aversion, and impatience, using a representative sample of the population and incentive compatible measures. We conduct...

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Are Risk Aversion and Impatience Related to Cognitive Ability?

Dohmen, Thomas J; Falk, Armin; Huffman, David; Sunde, Uwe - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

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Group versus Individual Liability: A Field Experiment in the Philippines

Giné, Xavier; Karlan, Dean S. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

a bank in the Philippines to conduct a field experiment to examine these issues. We randomly assigned half of the 169 …

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Publish or Perish? Incentives and Careers in Italian Academia

Checchi, Daniele; De Fraja, Gianni; Verzillo, Stefano - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

We derive a theoretical model of effort in the presence of career concern based on the multi-unit all-pay auction, and closely inspired by the Italian academic market. In this model, the number of applicants, the number of new posts, and the relative importance of the determinants of promotion...

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Social Interactions and Schooling Decisions

Cattaneo, Alejandra; Lalive, Rafael - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

The aim of this paper is to study whether schooling choices are affected by social interactions. Such social interactions may be important because children enjoy spending time with other children or parents learn from other parents about the ability of their children. Identification is based on...

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Keeping it Simple: Financial Literacy and Rules of Thumb

Drexler, Alejandro; Fischer, Greg; Schoar, Antoinette S - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

Individuals and business owners engage in an increasingly complex array of financial decisions that are critical for their success and well-being. Yet a growing literature documents that in both developed and developing countries, a large fraction of the population is unprepared to make these...

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Effects on School Enrollment and Performance of a Conditional Cash Transfers Program in Mexico

de Janvry, Alain; Dubois, Pierre; Sadoulet, Elisabeth - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

is developed to study the Mexican social program Progresa (called now Oportunidades) in which a randomized experiment has …

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Loose Knots:Strong versus Weak Commitments to Save for Education in Uganda

Karlan, Dean S.; Linden, Leigh - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

Commitment devices offer an opportunity to restrict future choices. However, if severe restrictions deter participation, weaker restrictions may be a more effective means of changing behavior. We test this using a school-based commitment savings device for educational expenses in Uganda. We...

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