Salience
We review the fast-growing work on salience and economic behavior. Psychological
research shows that salient stimuli attract human attention bottom up due to their high …
research shows that salient stimuli attract human attention bottom up due to their high …
Savings by and for the Poor: A Research Review and Agenda
The poor can and do save, but often use formal or informal instruments that have high risk,
high cost, and limited functionality. This could lead to undersaving compared to a world …
high cost, and limited functionality. This could lead to undersaving compared to a world …
Behavioral inattention
X Gabaix - Handbook of behavioral economics: Applications and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Inattention is a central, unifying theme for much of behavioral economics. It permeates such
disparate fields as microeconomics, macroeconomics, finance, public economics, and …
disparate fields as microeconomics, macroeconomics, finance, public economics, and …
Uniform pricing in us retail chains
S DellaVigna, M Gentzkow - The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2019 - academic.oup.com
We show that most US food, drugstore, and mass-merchandise chains charge nearly
uniform prices across stores, despite wide variation in consumer demographics and …
uniform prices across stores, despite wide variation in consumer demographics and …
Behavioral development economics
M Kremer, G Rao, F Schilbach - Handbook of behavioral economics …, 2019 - Elsevier
Behavioral development economics applies theories and ideas from psychology and
behavioral economics to the study of questions in development economics. We begin by …
behavioral economics to the study of questions in development economics. We begin by …
The dynamics of discrimination: Theory and evidence
We model the dynamics of discrimination and show how its evolution can identify the
underlying source. We test these theoretical predictions in a field experiment on a large …
underlying source. We test these theoretical predictions in a field experiment on a large …
Inaccurate statistical discrimination: An identification problem
We study inaccurate beliefs as a source of discrimination. Economists typically characterize
discrimination as stemming from a taste-based (preference) or accurate statistical (belief …
discrimination as stemming from a taste-based (preference) or accurate statistical (belief …
Social media, influencers, and adoption of an eco-friendly product: Field experiment evidence from rural China
W Zhang, PK Chintagunta… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Can low-cost marketing tools that are used to enhance business performance also
contribute to creating a better world? The authors investigate the role of online social media …
contribute to creating a better world? The authors investigate the role of online social media …
Memory and probability
In many economic decisions, people estimate probabilities, such as the likelihood that a risk
materializes or that a job applicant will be a productive employee, by retrieving experiences …
materializes or that a job applicant will be a productive employee, by retrieving experiences …
Memory, attention, and choice
Building on a textbook description of associative memory, we present a model of choice in
which a choice option cues recall of similar past experiences. Memory shapes valuation and …
which a choice option cues recall of similar past experiences. Memory shapes valuation and …