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Social Science Research NetworkWe provide a guide to the burgeoning literature on the economics of social media. We first define social media platforms and highlight their unique features.
Guy Aridor +3 more
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The American Economic Review, 2019 We conduct laboratory experiments that explore how gender stereotypes shape beliefs about ability of oneself and others in different categories of knowledge. The data reveal two patterns.
P. Bordalo +3 more
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Optimal Taxation with Behavioral Agents
The American Economic Review, 2020 This paper develops a theory of optimal taxation with behavioral agents. We use a general framework that encompasses a wide range of biases such as misperceptions and internalities.
E. Farhi, X. Gabaix
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Learning to Disclose: Disclosure Dynamics in the 1890s Streetcar Industry
The Review of financial studiesWe study the influence of bounded rationality on companies’ disclosure to investors in new industries. Using a historical example of a new industry, we document that several companies initially withheld their earnings, despite external capital needs ...
Thomas Bourveau +2 more
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Reshaping Adolescents' Gender Attitudes: Evidence from a School-Based Experiment in India
The American Economic Review, 2018 This paper evaluates an intervention in India that engaged adolescent girls and boys in classroom discussions about gender equality for two years, aiming to reduce their support for societal norms that restrict women's and girls' opportunities.
Diva Dhar, Tarun Jain, S. Jayachandran
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The Distribution of Wealth and the Marginal Propensity to Consume
Social Science Research Network, 2017 We present a macroeconomic model calibrated to match both microeconomic and macroeconomic evidence on household income dynamics. When the model is modified in a way that permits it to match empirical measures of wealth inequality in the U.S., we show ...
Christopher D. Carroll +3 more
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From Fog to Smog: the Value of Pollution Information
Social Science Research Network, 2019 In 2013, China launched a landmark program to monitor air quality and disclose real-time data, significantly increasing the public’s access to and awareness of pollution information.
P. Barwick +3 more
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From Retributive to Restorative: An Alternative Approach to Justice in Schools
Social Science Research NetworkSchool districts historically approached conflict resolution from the perspective that suspending disruptive students was necessary to protect their classmates, even if this caused harm to perceived offenders.
Anjali Adukia +2 more
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Mental Models and Learning: The Case of Base-Rate Neglect
The American Economic ReviewWe experimentally document persistence of suboptimal behavior despite ample opportunities to learn from feedback in a canonical updating problem where people suffer from base-rate neglect. Our results provide insights on the mechanisms hindering learning
Ignacio Esponda +2 more
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The Gender Gap in Confidence: Expected But Not Accounted For
Social Science Research NetworkWe investigate how the gender gap in confidence affects the views that evaluators (e.g., employers) hold about men and women. We find the confidence gap is contagious, causing evaluators to form overly pessimistic beliefs about women.
C. Exley, Kirby Nielsen
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