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Beliefs are a central determinant of behavior. Recent models assume that beliefs about or the anticipation of future …, however, is not uniform but depends on context. When the environment allows subjects to not focus attention on (negative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011523747
Beliefs are a central determinant of behavior. Recent models assume that beliefs about or the anticipation of future …, however, is not uniform but depends on context. When the environment allows subjects to not focus attention on (negative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011528156
This study presents descriptive and causal evidence on the role of the social environment in shaping the accuracy of self-assessment. We introduce a novel incentivized measurement tool to measure the accuracy of self-assessment among children and use this tool to show that children from high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012237545
This study presents descriptive and causal evidence on the role of the social environment in shaping the accuracy of self-assessment. We introduce a novel incentivized measurement tool to measure the accuracy of self-assessment among children and use this tool to show that children from high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012214851
This study presents descriptive and causal evidence on the role of the social environment in shaping the accuracy of self-assessment. We introduce a novel incentivized measurement tool to measure the accuracy of self-assessment among children and use this tool to show that children from high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012219381
This paper investigates physiological responses to perceptions of unfair pay. We use an integrated approach exploiting complementarities between controlled lab and representative panel data. In a simple principal-agent experiment agents produce revenue by working on a tedious task. Principals...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011557349
strength. We then present three experiments that study main predictions and implications of the model. The first is a simple … consistency can be used to manipulate choices. -- consistency preferences ; experiments ; early commitment ; charitable giving …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009240883
health, and fairness of pay. -- fairness ; social preferences ; inequality ; heart rate variability ; health ; experiments …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009306827
strength. We then present three experiments that study main predictions and implications of the model. The first is a simple … consistency can be used to manipulate choices. -- consistency preferences ; experiments ; early commitment ; charitable giving …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009310996
This paper studies how organizational design affects moral outcomes. Subjects face the decision to either kill mice for money or to save mice. We compare a Baseline treatment where subjects are fully pivotal to a Diffused-Pivotality treatment where subjects simultaneously choose in groups of...
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