Differences in ethical behavior between members of the
upper and lower classes have been at the center of civic debates in
recent years…
We report results from two surveys
of representative samples of Americans with private health insurance.
The first examines how well…
A principal provides budgets to agents (e.g., divisions of a firm or the principal’s children) whose expenditures provide her benefits,…
This paper studies decision making by successful entrepreneurs and their agents. Since entrepreneurs decisions are often influenced by…
Differences in ethical behavior between members of the upper and lower classes have been at the center of civic debates in recent years.…
Firms often lack knowledge of the nature of the uncertainty they or their opponents face and use heuristics or approximations to determine…
In this article we review the literature on financial literacy, financial education, and consumer financial outcomes. We consider how…
We study whether prompts to form and recall a plan can increase individuals’
responsiveness to reminders to make and attend beneficial…
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