The Behavioral Economics of Anxiety
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.04.007
Abstract: Individuals with anxiety disorders tend to focus on threatrelated information and are more likely to interpret ambiguous information as negative than as positive (1). Therefore, it is natural to assume that when anxious individuals make… read more here.
Keywords: risk; utility; lottery; gain ... See more keywords
Behavioral economics implementation: Regret lottery improves mHealth patient study adherence
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DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2019.100387
Abstract: Background Nonadherence to study protocols reduces the generalizability, validity, and statistical power of longitudinal studies. Purpose To determine whether an automated electronically-delivered regret lottery would improve adherence to an intensive mHealth self-monitoring protocol as part… read more here.
Keywords: week; lottery; study; regret lottery ... See more keywords
Comprehensive private schooling for low-income children: Experimental case-study evidence from Mexico
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2021.102494
Abstract: Abstract We use first-grade lottery-based admissions to estimate impacts and cost-effectiveness of a subsidized comprehensive private school for low-income children in Mexico City, part of a philanthropic organization supporting and operating similar schools worldwide. Relative… read more here.
Keywords: lottery; income children; low income; comprehensive private ... See more keywords
The impact of lotteries on cooperation in the public goods game
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2018.08.052
Abstract: Lottery tickets have a sustained appeal to people, but the effect of lottery on cooperative behaviors in the public goods game (PGG) is not clear. Here we come up with the lottery reward mechanism to… read more here.
Keywords: impact lotteries; public goods; lottery; goods game ... See more keywords
The Welfare Cost of Beijing’s Lottery Policy: Evidence from a Contingent Valuation Survey
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DOI: 10.1017/bca.2023.9
Abstract: Motivated by traffic congestion and air pollution, Beijing is one of several major cities to restrict vehicle ownership by requiring residents to win a lottery for the right to obtain an additional car. We examine… read more here.
Keywords: beijing lottery; welfare cost; welfare; lottery ... See more keywords
Legislative reciprocity: Using a proposal lottery to identify causal effects
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DOI: 10.1017/psrm.2025.10032
Abstract: Although much has been written on legislative reciprocity, rarely have scholars had an opportunity to leverage a randomly assigned asset to assess whether and how legislators reciprocate when their colleagues assist them. Using the lottery… read more here.
Keywords: reciprocity; using proposal; lottery; legislative reciprocity ... See more keywords
How Do Cash Windfalls Affect Entrepreneurship? Evidence from the Spanish Christmas Lottery
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DOI: 10.1017/s0022109024000371
Abstract: Abstract We show cash windfalls affect the real economy by spurring entrepreneurship. We identify these effects using the Spanish Christmas Lottery, which provides a unique setting as prizes are geographically concentrated and distributed among thousands… read more here.
Keywords: spanish christmas; cash windfalls; christmas lottery; lottery ... See more keywords
Absolute Fairness and Weighted Lotteries
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DOI: 10.1017/s0953820824000207
Abstract: Weighted lottery proposals give guidance in rescue dilemma situations by balancing the demands of comparative and absolute fairness. While they do not advocate for saving the greater number outright, they are responsive to absolute fairness… read more here.
Keywords: lottery; absolute fairness; fairness weighted; weighted lotteries ... See more keywords
Lottery before peer review is associated with increased female representation and reduced estimated economic cost in a German funding line
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-65660-9
Abstract: Research funding is a key determinant of scientific progress. However, current allocation procedures for third-party funding are criticized due to high costs and biases in the selection. Here, we present data from a large German… read more here.
Keywords: peer review; funding; german funding; lottery ... See more keywords
Accepting randomness in medical school admissions: The case for a lottery
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DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2020.1832206
Abstract: Abstract McMaster University’s medical school, faced with the need to socially distance during the COVID-19 pandemic, recently replaced their structured admission interview process with a partial lottery. At first, it may seem that leaving medical… read more here.
Keywords: medical school; randomness medical; school admissions; school ... See more keywords
What we bet on is not only tangible money, but also good mood
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DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2022.2128064
Abstract: ABSTRACT A surprisingly large number of lottery prizes go unclaimed every year. This leads us to suspect that what people bet on is not only money, but also good mood. We conducted three studies to… read more here.
Keywords: lottery; money also; also good; mood ... See more keywords