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
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
“Please give me an invoice”: VAT evasion and the Portuguese tax lottery
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DOI: 10.1108/ijssp-07-2018-0120
Abstract: Purpose The Portuguese tax authority implemented a lottery to encourage citizens to request invoices as a strategy to fight value-added tax (VAT) evasion. As the law does not require citizens to request sales invoices with… read more here.
Keywords: vat evasion; lottery; tax; portuguese tax ... See more keywords
Relationships between socioeconomic status and lottery gambling across lottery types: neighborhood-level evidence from a large city.
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DOI: 10.1111/add.15252
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIMS Lottery gambling participation tends to be higher among lower socioeconomic status (SES) individuals, but it is unclear how this relationship differs as a function of lottery type. We estimated how the relationship… read more here.
Keywords: lottery; lottery gambling; prize; socioeconomic status ... See more keywords
Analysis of the influencing factors on the sales of sports lottery in China: An empirical test based on provincial panel data
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DOI: 10.1177/00207209211003225
Abstract: Sports lottery revenue is not only an important part of the regional and national sports industry, but also a source of public funds to support the continuous enrichment and improvement of public s... read more here.
Keywords: sports lottery; lottery; influencing factors; sales sports ... See more keywords
Cheaters, Liars, or Both? A New Classification of Dishonesty Profiles
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DOI: 10.1177/0956797620929634
Abstract: Experimental studies of dishonesty usually rely on population-level analyses, which compare the distribution of claimed rewards in an unsupervised, self-administered lottery (e.g., tossing a coin) with the expected lottery statistics (e.g., 50/50 chance of winning).… read more here.
Keywords: classification; cheaters liars; lottery; dishonesty profiles ... See more keywords