This paper provides evidence that the personality traits of policy actors matter for policy outcomes in the context of two large-scale experiments in Punjab, Pakistan.
Background Although the use of a physician and nurse team at triage has been shown to improve emergency department (ED) throughput, the mechanism(s) by which these improvements occur is less clear. O
Using a field experiment in a 401(k) plan, we measure the effect of disseminating information about peer behavior on savings.
Extensive research exists linking leadership to organizational outcomes.
Benefit-cost analysis (BCA), a discipline best known for guiding policy choices, can also guide personal decisions.
When people perceive themselves as similar to others, greater liking and closer relationships typically result.
Does the lack of peers contribute to the observed gender gap in entrepreneurial success, and is the constraint stronger for women facing more restrictive social norms?
India's child stunting rate is among the highest in the world, exceeding that of many poorer African countries.
A modest approximation by homebuyers leads house prices to display three features that are present in the data but usually missing from perfectly rational models: momentum at one-year horizons, mean r
Stock prices react significantly to the tone (negativity of words) managers use on earnings conference calls. This reaction reflects reasonably rational use of information.
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