In this paper we analyze the effect of information on respondents’ willingness to pay to avoid power outages in Sweden …, by employing an open-ended contingent valuation survey.Two aspects of information are tested; (i) if increased experience … positive WTP. Thus,information seems to affect the proportion of respondents with a zero WTP, and implications of this on …

We study the origins of support for gender-related affirmative action (AA) in two pre-registered online experiments (N … treatments to disentangle the preference for AA stemming from i) perceived gender differences in productivity, ii) beliefs about … AA effects on productivity, or iii) other non-material motives. To test i), we provide information to employers that …

Although there is ample evidence of differences in how and where men and women acquire information, most research on … learning and household decisionmaking only considers access to information for a single, typically male, household head. This … assumption may be problematic in developing-country agriculture, where women play a fundamental role in farming. Using gender …

, access to, and quality of information provided to marginalized and poor farmers is uneven. This paper aims to ascertain why … farmers are not accessing information and where information gaps exist, despite the variety of extension approaches in India …. Using information provision and access as the basis for analysis, the paper reviews some of the major agricultural extension …

We conduct a laboratory experiment with salient incentives, a technique used by economists to study gender differences … merely by occupying the leadership position; his/her legitimacy is derived from superior information about the value of the … project in hand. Legitimacy is conferred on the leader from the special information possessed. Followers voluntarily choose …

. This paper examines the effect of information on the gender gap in tournament entry. We present experimental evidence that …An important line of recent literature has found gender differences in attitudes toward competition, with men being … gender gap in tournament entry. …

's status and primary school participation. Specifically, I examine a popular radio station focusing on gender issues in … radio is an effective vehicle to transmit information in the more marginalized areas. Suggestive evidence shows that the … towards changing socially constructed gender norms. …

. This paper examines the effect of information on the gender gap in tournament entry. We present experimental evidence that …An important line of recent literature has found gender differences in attitudes toward competition, with men being … gender gap in tournament entry. …

We study the origins of support for gender-related affirmative action (AA) in two pre-registered online experiments (N … treatments to disentangle the preference for AA stemming from i) perceived gender differences in productivity, ii) beliefs about … AA effects on productivity, or iii) other non-material motives. To test i), we provide information to employers that …