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Beliefs about demographic change : how well are individuals informed?

Stumpf, Elisa; Schuetz, Jana; Übelmesser, Silke; … - 2024

influence the accuracy of their beliefs. We find that respondents tend to overestimate the old-age dependency ratio when … considering the current and long-term demographic situation separately. However, their beliefs regarding the change of the old … statutory pension insurance plays an important role for more accurate beliefs. …

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Pay-as-they-get-in : Attitudes towards Migrants and Pension Systems

Boeri, Tito; Gamalerio, Matteo; Morelli, Massimo; … - 2023

We study whether a better knowledge of the functioning of pay-as-you-go pension systems and recent demographic trends in the hosting country affects natives’ attitudes towards immigration. In two online experiments in Italy and Spain, we randomly treated participants with a video explaining...

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Pay-as-they-get-in : attitudes towards migrants and pension systems

Boeri, Tito; Gamalerio, Matteo; Morelli, Massimo; … - 2023

We study whether a better knowledge of the functioning of pay-as-you-go pension systems and recent demographic trends in the hosting country affects natives' attitudes towards immigration. In two online experiments in Italy and Spain, we randomly treated participants with a video explaining how,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014229795

The role of information provision for attitudes towards immigration : an experimental investigation

Bareinz, Patrick; Übelmesser, Silke - 2020

We conduct a survey experiment on the effect of information provision on attitudes towards immigration in Germany. The focus lies on two theory-based economic channels, labor market and welfare state concerns, and immigration policy preferences. Using probability-based representative survey...

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Fake news : susceptibility, awareness and solutions

Assenza, Tiziana; Cardaci, Alberto; Huber, Stefanie J. - 2024 - Version: March 26, 2024

' beliefs about their fake news detection ability. Most importantly, we show that the simple intervention of informing citizens …

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Pension reform preferences in Germany : does information matter?

Schuetz, Jana; Übelmesser, Silke; Baginski, Ronja; … - 2022

impact of prior beliefs on the treatment effects. As the salience and the information treatments barely differ, we conclude …

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Designing information provision experiments

Haaland, Ingar; Roth, Christopher; Wohlfart, Johannes - 2020

discuss the measurement of subjective beliefs, including the role of incentives and ways to reduce measurement error. We also …

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Studying information acquisition in the field: a practical guide and review

Capozza, Francesco; Haaland, Ingar; Roth, Christopher; … - 2021

We review the emerging literature on information acquisition in field settings. We first document an increase in studies on information acquisition and review relevant studies in different subfields of economics, including macroeconomics, political economy, labor economics, health economics, and...

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Choosing and using information in evaluation decisions

Coffman, Katherine B.; Kostyshak, Scott; Saygın, … - 2024

beliefs about a candidate after acquiring more information, and persists in final evaluations. This bias has a significantly …

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Communicating social security reform

Caplin, Andrew; Lee, Eungik; Leth-Petersen, Søren; … - 2022

beliefs, expecting to become eligible for social security earlier than policy makers intend, but also are highly uncertain …

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