Economic preferences and compliance in the social stress test of the COVID-19 crisis

S Müller, HA Rau - Journal of Public Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
We analyze in a survey study whether economic preferences and pre-crisis social
responsibility predict social compliance to the policy regulations. Results show that …

Socioeconomic status and inequalities in children's IQ and economic preferences

A Falk, F Kosse, P Pinger… - Journal of Political …, 2021 - journals.uchicago.edu
This paper explores inequalities in IQ and economic preferences between children from
families of high and low socioeconomic status (SES). We document that children from high …

The formation and malleability of preferences and noncognitive skills

S Ertac - Handbook of labor, human resources and population …, 2020 - Springer
The traditional view in economics takes preferences as exogenous inputs to economic
modeling. In contrast, a growing body of studies, driven by experimental methods and …

Socio-economic status and inequalities in children's IQ and economic preferences

T Deckers, A Falk, F Kosse, PR Pinger… - 2017 - papers.ssrn.com
This paper explores inequalities in IQ and economic preferences between children from
high and low socio-economic status (SES) families. We document that children from high …

How does socio-economic status shape a child's personality?

T Deckers, A Falk, F Kosse, H Schildberg-Hörisch - 2015 - papers.ssrn.com
We show that socio-economic status (SES) is a powerful predictor of many facets of a child's
personality. The facets of personality we investigate encompass time preferences, risk …

Frugality is hard to afford

AY Orhun, M Palazzolo - Journal of Marketing Research, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Intertemporal savings strategies, such as bulk buying or accelerating purchase timing to take
advantage of a good deal, provide long-term savings in exchange for an increase in …

Incentives and children's dietary choices: A field experiment in primary schools

M Belot, J James, P Nolen - Journal of health economics, 2016 - Elsevier
We conduct a field experiment in 31 primary schools in England to test the effectiveness of
different temporary incentives on increasing choice and consumption of fruit and vegetables …

Time preferences and political regimes: Evidence from reunified Germany

T Friehe, M Pannenberg - Journal of Population Economics, 2020 - Springer
We use the separation and later reunification of Germany after World War II to show that a
political regime shapes time preferences of its residents. Using two identification strategies …

Time preferences, study effort, and academic performance

A Non, D Tempelaar - Economics of Education Review, 2016 - Elsevier
We analyze the relation between time preferences, study effort, and academic performance
among first-year business and economics students. Time preferences are measured by …

Social media effects on well‐being: The hypothesis of addiction of a new variety

M Pugno - Kyklos, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recent evidence shows that social media use has negative effects on well‐being of children
and youths. However, the underlying reasons are unclear, as social media are means that …