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Cognitive ability and hemispheric indecision: Two surpluses and a deficit
Denny, Kevin - 2006
This paper re-examines a finding by Crow et al. (1998) showing that equal skill of right and left hands – hemispheric indecision - is associated with deficits in cognitive ability. This is consistent with the idea that failure to develop dominance of one hemisphere is associated with various...
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Does Schooling Improve Cognitive Abilities at Older Ages: Causal Evidence from Nonparametric Bounds
Amin, Vikesh; Behrman, Jere R.; Fletcher, Jason M.; … - 2022
ages using the Harmonized Cognition Assessment Protocol in the Health & Retirement Study. To address endogeneity concerns … on cognition. We also replicate findings from the Health & Retirement Study using another sample of older adults from the … Midlife in United States Development Study Cognition Project. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013351910
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The Subjective Inflation Expectations of Households and Firms: Measurement, Determinants, and Implications
Weber, Michael; D’Acunto, Francesco; Gorodnichenko, Yuriy - 2022
Households' and firms' subjective inflation expectations play a central role in macroeconomic and intertemporal microeconomic models. We discuss how subjective inflation expectations are measured, the patterns they display, their determinants, and how they shape households' and firms' economic...
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The role of observation, cognition, and imagination in Keynes's approach to decision-making
Almeida, Felipe; Curado, Marcelo - In: EconomiA 20 (2019) 1, pp. 15-26
psychological support for Keynes's approach to decision-making. In doing so, this study relies on the role of observation, cognition …
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Do Pension Benefits Accelerate Cognitive Decline? Evidence from Rural China
Nikolov, Plamen; Hossain, Md Shahadath - 2022
substantial impact of the program on delayed recall, a cognition measure linked to the onset of dementia. In terms of mechanisms …
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Temperature and Low-Stakes Cognitive Performance
Zhang, Xin; Chen, Xi; Zhang, Xiaobo - 2023
This paper offers one of the first evidence in a developing country context that transitory exposure to high temperatures may disrupt low-stakes cognitive activities across a range of age cohorts. By matching eight years of repeated cognitive tests among all the participants in a nationally...
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After You. Cognition and Health-Distribution Preferences
Brun, Martín; D'Ambrosio, Conchita; Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Ada - 2023
that emphasise circumstances rather than outcomes or effort. We link preferences to previously-measured cognition, and find … that high-cognition individuals are 35% more likely to always support such schemes. These preferences are not driven by … play in life, high-cognition individuals perceive outcomes to be more determined by luck. …
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Eye-tracking as a method for legal research
Engel, Christoph; Rahal, Rima-Maria - 2022
Legal research is a repeat offender - in the best sense of the term - when it comes to making use of empirical and experimental methods borrowed from other disciplines. We anticipate that the field's response to developments in eye-tracking research will be no different. Our aim is to aid legal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014327023
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"Invisible Killer": Seasonal Allergies and Accidents
Akesaka, Mika; Shigeoka, Hitoshi - 2023
-health" outcomes, such as cognition and productivity, are relatively understudied. Using ambulance archives from Japan, we demonstrate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014377306
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Mindfulness Training, Cognitive Performance and Stress Reduction
Charness, Gary; Le Bihan, Yves; Villeval, Marie Claire - 2023
Improving cognitive function and reducing stress may yield important benefits to individuals' health and to society. We conduct an experiment involving a three-month within-firm training program based on the principles of mindfulness and positive psychology at three large companies. We find an...
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