Recent Work
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Americans Disagree on How Risky the Coronavirus Is, But Most Are Changing Their Behavior Anyway
Researchers tried to untangle the complicated connection between feelings of vulnerability and behavior change in response to the coronavirus.
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To Deceive or Not to Deceive: The Debate about Deception in Economics
A survey of economists looks into general ideas of what is and is not acceptable when it comes to deception in economics.
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Why Did it Take a Fire to Raise the Funds? Charitable Giving in the Aftermath of the Notre Dame Fire
“Warm glow” charitable giving may explain the outpouring of donations to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral in the wake of the fire.
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The Effect of Thank-You Calls on Charitable Giving
While thank you calls are an important part of charitable giving protocol, a new study finds they may not have as large of impact as once thought.
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What Types of Food Aid Programs do Americans Prefer, and Why?
The American public is split on the kinds of welfare programs they support: some people prefer free programs and others prefer programs that require families to incur some costs. This mirrors a similar split in policy and practice, for instance in the debate about aid programs’ work requirements.
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