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Daughters, Savings and Household Finances 女儿，储蓄和家庭财务

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Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2025-06-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2025.102395

Xin Wen , Zhiming Cheng , Massimiliano Tani

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Unveiling the effects of hidden luck and merit on redistribution in groups 揭示隐藏的运气和优点对群体再分配的影响

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Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2025-05-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2025.102392

Juliane V. Wiese , Nattavudh Powdthavee , Jonathan X.W. Yeo , Yohanes E. Riyanto

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More than just grades: The role of physical attractiveness in college admission processes 不仅仅是成绩：外表吸引力在大学录取过程中的作用

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Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2025.102391

Yunyun Wang , Ting Chen , Xunyong Xiang

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Do giving voice and social information help in revising a misconception about rent–control? 提供声音和社会信息是否有助于纠正对租金管制的误解？

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Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2025-05-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2025.102374

Jordi Brandts , Isabel Busom , Cristina Lopez-Mayan

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Assessing risk attitudes among physicians, medical students, and non-medical students with experimental data 用实验数据评估医生、医学生和非医学生的风险态度

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Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2025-05-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2025.102384

Calogero Guccio , Domenica Romeo , Massimo Finocchiaro Castro

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Food waste salience and task knowledge to reduce individual food waste: A field experiment in a restaurant setting 食物浪费的重要性和任务知识，以减少个人食物浪费：在餐厅设置的现场实验

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Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2025-05-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2025.102375

Alice Pizzo , Manuel Suter , Jan M. Bauer , Lucia A. Reisch

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The effects of party size and dining duration on tipping behavior 聚会规模和用餐时间对付小费行为的影响

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Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2025-05-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2025.102386

Erik Haugom, Christer Thrane

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The impact of process automation on performance 过程自动化对性能的影响

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Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2025.102377

Christina Strobel

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Moral preferences in ultimatum and impunity games 最后通牒与有罪不罚博弈中的道德偏好

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Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2025-05-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2025.102371

Valerio Capraro , Ismael Rodriguez-Lara

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Competitor ability, sorting and overconfidence: An experiment 竞争能力，分类和过度自信：一个实验

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Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2025-05-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2025.102373

Tianyi Li, Charles N. Noussair

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