Outputs (6)

The Persistence of Healthy Behaviors in Food Purchasing (2022)
Journal Article
Hinnosaar, M. (2023). The Persistence of Healthy Behaviors in Food Purchasing. Marketing Science, 42(3), 521-537. https://doi.org/10.1287/mksc.2022.1396

When a policy gives temporary incentives for healthy behaviors, how long does the impact last? The U.S. Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children gives food vouchers to young children and their mothers. Using household-l... Read More about The Persistence of Healthy Behaviors in Food Purchasing.

Malleability of Alcohol Consumption: Evidence from Migrants (2022)
Journal Article
Hinnosaar, M., & Liu, E. M. (2022). Malleability of Alcohol Consumption: Evidence from Migrants. Journal of Health Economics, 85, Article 102648. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2022.102648

How malleable is alcohol consumption? Specifically, how much is alcohol consumption driven by the current environment versus individual characteristics? To answer this question, we analyze changes in alcohol purchases when consumers move from one sta... Read More about Malleability of Alcohol Consumption: Evidence from Migrants.

Externalities in knowledge production: evidence from a randomized field experiment (2021)
Journal Article
Hinnosaar, M., Hinnosaar, T., Kummer, M. E., & Slivko, O. (2022). Externalities in knowledge production: evidence from a randomized field experiment. Experimental Economics, 25(2), 706-733. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10683-021-09730-x

Are there positive or negative externalities in knowledge production? We analyze whether current contributions to knowledge production increase or decrease the future growth of knowledge. To assess this, we use a randomized field experiment that adde... Read More about Externalities in knowledge production: evidence from a randomized field experiment.

Wikipedia matters (2021)
Journal Article
Hinnosaar, M., Hinnosaar, T., Kummer, M., & Slivko, O. (2021). Wikipedia matters. Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 32(3), 657-669. https://doi.org/10.1111/jems.12421

We document a causal impact of online user-generated information on real-world economic outcomes. In particular, we conduct a randomized field experiment to test whether additional content on Wikipedia pages about cities affects tourists' choices of... Read More about Wikipedia matters.

Gender inequality in new media: Evidence from Wikipedia (2019)
Journal Article
Hinnosaar, M. (2019). Gender inequality in new media: Evidence from Wikipedia. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 163, 262-276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2019.04.020

Media is critical for gender equality. I analyze Wikipedia, one of the prominent examples of new media. Using data from a survey and a randomized survey experiment, I study why women are less likely to contribute to Wikipedia, the implications of the... Read More about Gender inequality in new media: Evidence from Wikipedia.

Time inconsistency and alcohol sales restrictions (2016)
Journal Article
Hinnosaar, M. (2016). Time inconsistency and alcohol sales restrictions. European Economic Review, 87, 108-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2016.04.012

Restrictions on alcohol sales hours or days are commonly used tools in order to reduce alcohol consumption. However, a forward-looking consumer can buy in advance, and thereby mostly undo the impact of the restriction. I study whether time inconsiste... Read More about Time inconsistency and alcohol sales restrictions.