Perceptions of personal and public risk: Dissociable effects on behavior and well-being [0.03%]
个人风险与公共风险的感知：对行为和幸福的不同影响
Laura K Globig,Bastien Blain,Tali Sharot
Laura K Globig
When faced with a global threat peoples' perception of risk guides their response. When danger is to the self as well as to others two risk estimates are generated-to the self and to others. Here, we set out to examine how people's percepti...
How does risk preference change under the stress of COVID-19? Evidence from Japan [0.03%]
日本疫情期间的风险偏好变化：来自日本的证据
Yoshiro Tsutsui,Iku Tsutsui-Kimura
Yoshiro Tsutsui
In this study, we investigated whether the risk preference systematically changed during the spread of COVID-19 in Japan. Traditionally, risk preference is assumed to be stable over one's life, though it differs among individuals. While rec...
Timo R Lambregts,Paul van Bruggen,Han Bleichrodt
Timo R Lambregts
An important societal problem is that people underinsure against risks that are unlikely or occur in the far future, such as natural disasters and long-term care needs. One explanation is that uncertainty about the risk of non-reimbursement...
Risk avoidance, offsetting community effects, and COVID-19: Evidence from an indoor political rally [0.03%]
风险规避，抵消社区效应和COVID-19：来自室内政治集会的证据
Dhaval Dave,Andrew Friedson,Kyutaro Matsuzawa et al.
Dhaval Dave et al.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) deem large indoor gatherings without social distancing the "highest risk" activity for COVID-19 contagion. On June 20, 2020, President Donald J. Trump held his first mass campaign rally f...
News that Takes Your Breath Away: Risk Perceptions During an Outbreak of Vaping-related Lung Injuries [0.03%]
令人心肺一窒的新闻—— vape 肺损伤疫情下的风险感知
Dhaval Dave,Daniel Dench,Donald Kenkel et al.
Dhaval Dave et al.
We study the impact of new information on people's perceptions of the risks of e-cigarettes. In September 2019 the U.S. experienced an outbreak of e-cigarette, or vaping, associated lung injuries (EVALI). The EVALI outbreak created an infor...
Michael R Eber,Cass R Sunstein,James K Hammitt et al.
Michael R Eber et al.
As health care becomes increasingly personalized to the needs and values of individual patients, informational interventions that aim to inform and debias consumer decision-making are likely to become important tools. In a randomized contro...
Efficient Institutions and Effective Deterrence: On Timing and Uncertainty of Formal Sanctions [0.03%]
有效机构与惩罚威慑：关于正式惩罚的时机与不确定性的问题
Johannes Buckenmaier,Eugen Dimant,Ann-Christin Posten et al.
Johannes Buckenmaier et al.
Economic theory suggests that the deterrence of deviant behavior is driven by a combination of severity and certainty of punishment. This paper presents the first controlled experiment to study a third important factor that has been mainly ...
Douadia Bougherara,Lana Friesen,Céline Nauges
Douadia Bougherara
While much literature has focused on preferences regarding risk, preferences over skewness also have significant economic implications. An important and understudied aspect of skewness preferences is how they affect risk taking. In this pap...
The effects of traditional cigarette and e-cigarette tax rates on adult tobacco product use [0.03%]
传统香烟和电子烟税率对成人烟草产品使用的影响
Michael F Pesko,Charles J Courtemanche,Johanna Catherine Maclean
Michael F Pesko
We study the effects of traditional cigarette and e-cigarette taxes on use of these products among adults in the United States. Data are drawn from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and National Health Interview Survey over the...
Political polarization in US residents' COVID-19 risk perceptions, policy preferences, and protective behaviors [0.03%]
美国居民的政治分化影响新冠肺炎风险感知、政策偏好和保护行为
Wändi Bruine de Bruin,Htay-Wah Saw,Dana P Goldman
Wändi Bruine de Bruin
When the novel coronavirus entered the US, most US states implemented lockdown measures. In April-May 2020, state governments started political discussions about whether it would be worth the risk to reduce protective measures. In a highly ...