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Saving motives over the life-cycle 生命周期中的储蓄动机

IF 2.3 3区经济学

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2026.107459

Svetlana Pashchenko , Ponpoje Porapakkarm

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Measuring preferences over temporal profiles✰ 衡量偏好超过时间概况

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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2026.107440

Chen Sun

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The transaction test: An experimental method for assessing online interfaces 事务测试：一种评估在线界面的实验方法

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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2026.107469

Francesco Bogliacino , Leonardo Pejsachowicz , Giovanni Liva , Francisco Lupiáñez-Villanueva

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Paternalism after behavioral economics 行为经济学之后的家长制

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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2026.107468

Cass R. Sunstein

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Social norms and the rise of fringe candidates 社会规范和边缘候选人的崛起

IF 2.3 3区经济学

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2026.107456

R. Emre Aytimur , Daiki Kishishita

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Dynamic optimization meets budgeting: Unraveling financial complexities 动态优化满足预算：解开财务复杂性

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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2025.107333

Guidon Fenig , Luba Petersen

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Consumer coordination and optimal pricing under network externalities 网络外部性下的消费者协调与最优定价

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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2026.107457

Seiya Hirano

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Inflation expectations and cognitive uncertainty 通胀预期与认知不确定性

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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2026.107437

Joscha Beckmann , Jennifer Brunne , Timo Heinrich

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Gender differences in choosing fast and slow: Evidence from competitive powerlifting 选择快与慢的性别差异：来自竞技举重的证据

IF 2.3 3区经济学

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2026.107435

Scott Abrahams

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Motivated by karma 因果报应