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Choice heuristics and livestock farmers' preference heterogeneity for Rift Valley fever vaccines in Uganda 乌干达牲畜养殖户对裂谷热疫苗的选择启发法和偏好异质性

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Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2024-05-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2024.102226

Marsy Asindu , Awudu Abdulai , Bernard Bett , Kristina Roesel , Emily Ouma

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Exploring the demand for elective egg freezing: A laboratory experiment 探索选择性冷冻卵子的需求：实验室实验

IF 1.6 3区经济学

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2024-05-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2024.102224

Elena Keller , Andreas Ortmann , Georgina Mary Chambers

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A novel experimental test of truthful bidding in second-price auctions with real objects 对实物二次定价拍卖中真实竞价的新实验测试

IF 1.6 3区经济学

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2024-05-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2024.102221

Antonio Rosato , Agnieszka A. Tymula

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Picture this: Making health insurance choices easier for those who need it 想象一下：让有需要的人更容易选择医疗保险

IF 1.6 3区经济学

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2024-05-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2024.102223

Ana Cecilia Quiroga Gutierrez

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Testing a policy intervention in the lab: differences between students and non-students in switching bank accounts 在实验室测试政策干预：学生和非学生在转换银行账户方面的差异

IF 1.6 3区经济学

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2024-05-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2024.102220

Antonios Proestakis , Ginevra Marandola , Joana S. Lourenço , René van Bavel

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Durable gifts are more common in committed (vs. New) relationships 持久礼物在承诺关系（与新关系）中更常见

IF 1.6 3区经济学

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2024-05-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2024.102222

Michael R. Ent

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Do in-group biases lead to overconfidence in performance? Experimental evidence 群体内偏见会导致对表现过度自信吗？实验证据

IF 1.6 3区经济学

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2024-05-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2024.102217

Lia Q. Flores , Miguel A. Fonseca

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Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2024-04-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2024.102215

Aldi Aldi, Rahmatia Yunus, Nur Dwiana Sari Saudi

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The endowment effect with different possession times and types of items 不同占有时间和物品类型的禀赋效应

IF 1.6 3区经济学

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics Pub Date : 2024-04-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2024.102216

Domenico Colucci , Chiara Franco , Vincenzo Valori

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Climate clubs in the laboratory 实验室气候俱乐部

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