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Negative and positive externalities in intergroup conflict: exposure to the opportunity to help the outgroup reduces the inclination to harm it (2015)
Journal Article
Weisel, O. (2015). Negative and positive externalities in intergroup conflict: exposure to the opportunity to help the outgroup reduces the inclination to harm it. Frontiers in Psychology, 6(1594), https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01594

Outgroup hate, in the context of intergroup conflict, can be expressed by harming the outgroup, but also by denying it help. Previous work established that this distinction—whether the externality on the outgroup is negative or positive—has an import... Read More about Negative and positive externalities in intergroup conflict: exposure to the opportunity to help the outgroup reduces the inclination to harm it.

Eye movements in strategic choice (2015)
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Stewart, N., Gaechter, S., Noguchi, T., & Mullett, T. L. (2016). Eye movements in strategic choice. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 29(2-3), https://doi.org/10.1002/bdm.1901

In risky and other multiattribute choices, the process of choosing is well described by random walk or drift diffusion models in which evidence is accumulated over time to threshold. In strategic choices, level-k and cognitive hierarchy models have b... Read More about Eye movements in strategic choice.

From one to many central plans: drug advertising inspections and intra-national protectionism in China (2015)
Journal Article
Eberhardt, M., Wang, Z., & Yu, Z. (2016). From one to many central plans: drug advertising inspections and intra-national protectionism in China. Journal of Comparative Economics, 44(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.2015.10.012

This paper provides the first micro-level evidence for the existence and patterns of intra-national protectionism in China. We demonstrate that drug advertising inspections are used by provincial governments to discriminate against firms from outside... Read More about From one to many central plans: drug advertising inspections and intra-national protectionism in China.

Visible inequality breeds more inequality (2015)
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Gaechter, S. (2015). Visible inequality breeds more inequality. Nature, 526, https://doi.org/10.1038/526333a

Experiments suggest that when people can see wealth inequality in their social network, this propels further inequality through reduced cooperation and reduced social connectivity. News & Views comment on Nishi et al, Nature 526, 2015, p. 426-429.

‘I Know My Rights, but Am I Better Off?’: Institutions and Disability in Uganda (2015)
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Owens, T., & Torrance, S. (2016). ‘I Know My Rights, but Am I Better Off?’: Institutions and Disability in Uganda. Journal of Development Studies, 52(1), 22-35. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2015.1081174

Uganda is internationally recognised for both its legal and constitutional provisions for people with disabilities, and the presence of disabled persons’ organisations that provide informal advocacy and support. Using a unique dataset of 579 Ugandans... Read More about ‘I Know My Rights, but Am I Better Off?’: Institutions and Disability in Uganda.

Credit counseling: a substitute for consumer financial literacy? (2015)
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Disney, R., Gathergood, J., & Weber, J. (2015). Credit counseling: a substitute for consumer financial literacy?. Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 14(4), https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474747215000219

Is financial literacy a substitute or complement for financial advice? We analyze the decision by consumers to seek financial advice in the form of credit counseling. Credit counseling is an important component of the consumer credit sector for consu... Read More about Credit counseling: a substitute for consumer financial literacy?.

A model of nongovernmental organization regulation with an application to Uganda (2015)
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Burger, R., Dasgupta, I., & Owens, T. (2015). A model of nongovernmental organization regulation with an application to Uganda. Economic Development and Cultural Change, 64(1), https://doi.org/10.1086/682885

We develop a model of regulation of service-delivery nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), where future grants are conditional on prior spending of some minimal proportion of current revenue on direct project-related expenses. Such regulation induces... Read More about A model of nongovernmental organization regulation with an application to Uganda.

“Ingroup love” and “outgroup hate” in intergroup conflict between natural groups (2015)
Journal Article
Weisel, O., & Böhm, R. (2015). “Ingroup love” and “outgroup hate” in intergroup conflict between natural groups. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 60, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2015.04.008

We report on two studies investigating the motivations (“ingroup love” and “outgroup hate”) underlying individual participation in intergroup conflict between natural groups (fans of football clubs, supporters of political parties), by employing the... Read More about “Ingroup love” and “outgroup hate” in intergroup conflict between natural groups.

The costs and benefits of coordinating with a different group (2015)
Journal Article
Grout, P. A., Mitraille, S., & Sonderegger, S. (2015). The costs and benefits of coordinating with a different group. Journal of Economic Theory, 160, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jet.2015.09.006

We consider a setup where agents care about i) taking actions that are close to their preferences, and ii) coordinating with others. The preferences of agents in the same group are drawn from the same distribution. Each individual is exogenously matc... Read More about The costs and benefits of coordinating with a different group.