We explore the predictive capacity of short-horizon time preference decisions for long-horizon investment decisions. We use experimental evidence from a sample of Canadian working poor. Each subject made a set of decisions trading off present and future amounts of money. Decisions involved both...

This paper presents the results of a laboratory experiment involving some 250 subjects in the Montreal area. The experiment focused on three main questions : (1) Will the working poor invest in various assets? (2) Are these subjects willing to delay consumption for substantial returns? (3) How...

The purpose of the study is to collect information that can be used to design a policy to induce the poor to invest in human capital. We use laboratory experimental methodology to measure the preferences and choices of the target population of a proposed government policy. We recruited 256...

Using experimental economics, this study examines the role of labour market information (LMI) and education in explaining human capital investment by adults. LMI matters, and can be improved, but it influences education investment decisions far more for young adults than for older adults. LMI...

Noncompliance is a quantitatively important phenomenon that affects significantly revenue source for state governments. This phenomenon raises challenging questions about the determinants of tax reporting and also about the appropriate design of a tax system: how many resources should be devoted...

Evidence is presented on whether the willingness to borrow for education varies significantly among some at-risk students: low SES levels, First Nations, and first generation students. 1248 students participated in a survey, a numeracy assessment and took part in experimental decisions. During...

In this paper, we investigate in a controlled laboratory experiment physician behavior in the case of payment heterogeneity. In the experiment, each physician provides medical care to patients whose treatments are paid for either under fee-for-service (FFS) or capitation (CAP). We observe that...

Notre étude s'intéresse aux politiques reposant sur les campagnes de communication visant à sensibiliser les gens au problème de la fraude fiscale et à les inciter à réduire leur comportement de fraudeur. Il s'agit de politiques en amont puisqu'elles agissent avant la déclaration de...

Dans le secteur public, un secteur généralement moins soumis à la concurrence, on aime bien se référer à des comparatifs avec d'autres administrations publiques lorsque l'on discute de rémunération salariale. Il est évident, par ailleurs, qu'une province pauvre a moins de capacité pour...

L'objectif principal de la présente étude est d'identifier les origines et les sources de la surqualification des travailleurs issus du réseau scolaire québécois uvrant dans la région métropolitaine de Montréal. L'étude vise à identifier les principaux « foyers » de la...