Essays in Behavioral Economics

Introduction This dissertation consists of three experimental studies. The first chapter is based on a laboratory experiment in the field. The second chapter is a laboratory experiment study, and the third chapter exploits and analyses a natural experiment. The first chapter of this work links two literature strands providing experimental evidence of the intergenerational transmission of other-regarding preferences and offering new insights about where these preferences originate. A large body of literature has been developed recently regarding the importance and development of other-regarding preferences. The literature on cultural transmission of various attitudes, preferences, skills, and economic outcomes is abundant. Though both the development of children's other-regarding preferences and its dependence on their socio-economic background have been relatively well studied, less is known about intergenerational transmission of other-regarding preferences and the nature of the transmission process.. The second chapter aims to understand how people behave when their choice autonomy is threatened. Despite much empirical evidence in the field of psychology, there has been no economic study analyzing? the value of free choice. This chapter brings the well known concept of psychological reactance in social..

Additional file 5: of Determinants of tetanus, pneumococcal and influenza vaccination in the elderly: a representative cross-sectional study on knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP)

Characteristics of scores. Description: shows the characteristics of the generated scores in terms of mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum, median and numbers and percentages regarding the dichotomized scores. (PDF 169 kb

Univariate analysis of selected variables for BU in the Suhum-Kraboa-Coaltar and Akuapem South Districts of the Eastern Region, Ghana; Community-matched case control study.

<p>*Significant association between variable and BU.</p><p>Univariate analysis of selected variables for BU in the Suhum-Kraboa-Coaltar and Akuapem South Districts of the Eastern Region, Ghana; Community-matched case control study.</p

Characteristics of confirmed cases of BU in Suhum-Kraboa-Coaltar and Akuapem South Districts of the Eastern Region.

<p>Characteristics of confirmed cases of BU in Suhum-Kraboa-Coaltar and Akuapem South Districts of the Eastern Region.</p

Map of the study area showing the Basin of the Densu River.

<p>Map of the study area showing the Basin of the Densu River.</p