Calendrier du 23 juin 2022
Macroeconomics Seminar
Du 23/06/2022 de 16:00 à 17:15
PSE- 48 boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris, salle R1-15
GABAIX Xavier (Harvard)
The Complexity of Economic Decisions: Theory and Evidence
écrit avec Thomas Graeber
We propose a tractable theory of the complexity of economic decisions, and validate its main features experimentally. The primitives are the complexity of basic cognitive operations, such as simple mental algebra. The complexity of richer decision tasks is determined by their composition of basic operations. We apply these notions to a few prototypical economic decisions, such as an intertemporal consumption problem and a tax optimization problem. We delineate other applications to macroeconomics.
Du 23/06/2022 de 11:00 à 12:00
Salle R2-20, Campus Jourdan,75014 Paris
Behavior seminar
Du 23/06/2022 de 11:00 à 12:00
Room R2.20
PAGE Lionel ()
How success breeds success
Initial success is often thought to result in a run of future successes; a phenomenon coined the Winner Effect. One reason posited for this effect is the psychological and motivational impact of success on later performance. I will present three studies investigating this possibility and show that a positive effect of success on later performance can be identified in both field and laboratory data. Using experimental data and applied theory, I will discuss the likely mechanisms behind this effect.
The articles linked to the presentation:
Article 1 (field data): https://academic.oup.com/ej/article/129/624/3107/5536246
Article 2 (lab experiment): https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.3982/QE1679
Article 3 (theory): in preparation
Behavior Working Group
Du 23/06/2022 de 10:00 à 10:45
WEBB Duncan (PSE)
Laws, Norms, and Discrimination: Gay Rights in India