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“Luxury beliefs”: Signaling through ideology? “奢侈信念”：通过意识形态发出信号？

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Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2026.102538

Margaret Samahita

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Can paying employees to quit boost motivation? Evidence from a lab experiment 付钱让员工辞职能激励员工吗？来自实验室实验的证据

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Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2026.102521

Chiara Natalie Focacci , Tobias Gesche , Henry Kim , Ian Ayres , Alexander Stremitzer

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Naturally biased? Experimental evidence on how the term natural influences wine consumers’ perceptions and preferences 自然有偏见吗?关于“自然”一词如何影响葡萄酒消费者的认知和偏好的实验证据

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Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2026.102527

Beatrice Braut , Maria Alessandra Paissoni , Barbara Cavalletti , Susana Río Segade , Matteo Corsi , Luca Rolle

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Legal reforms, norms, and child marriage: observational evidence on behavioral responses in sub-Saharan Africa 法律改革、规范和童婚：撒哈拉以南非洲地区行为反应的观察证据

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Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2025.102499

Anne Lieke Ebbers-Pardijs, Juliette Alenda-Demoutiez, Natascha Wagner

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Hey, what did you expect ? Confirmation bias in credence goods markets: Theoretical and experimental analyses 嘿，你还想怎么样？可信商品市场中的确认偏差：理论与实验分析

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Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2025.102495

Maxime Perodaud , Michela Chessa

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Remembering past present biases 记住过去和现在的偏见

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Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2025.102484

Barna Bakó , Antal Ertl , Hubert János Kiss

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Misperception of descriptive norms and adoption of eco-schemes by French farmers 法国农民对描述性规范的误解和对生态方案的采用

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Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2025.102496

Benjamin Ouvrard , Arnaud Reynaud

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Why should I comply with taxes if others don’t?: Social information and behavioral convergence: An experimental study 别人不交税，我为什么要交税？社会信息与行为趋同：实验研究

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Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2025.102497

Nathalie Etchart-Vincent , Marisa Ratto , Emmanuelle Taugourdeau

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The effect of trust and information on household risky financial investments 信任与信息对家庭风险金融投资的影响