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  • 1.
    Adermon, Adrian
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics.
    Liang, Che-Yuan
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics.
    Piracy and Music Sales: The Effects of An Anti-Piracy Law2014In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, ISSN 0167-2681, E-ISSN 1879-1751, Vol. 105, p. 90-106Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The implementation of a copyright protection reform in Sweden in April 2009 suddenly increased the risk of being caught and punished for illegal file sharing. This paper investigates the impact of the reform on illegal file sharing and music sales using a difference-in-differences approach with Norway and Finland as control groups. We find that the reform decreased Internet traffic by 16% and increased music sales by 36% during the first six months. Pirated music therefore seems to be a strong substitute to legal music. However, the reform effects disappeared almost completely after six months, likely because of the weak enforcement of the law.

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  • 2.
    Andersson, Ola
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics.
    Wengström, Erik
    Credible communication and cooperation: Experimental evidence from multi-stage Games2012In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, ISSN 0167-2681, E-ISSN 1879-1751, Vol. 81, no 1, p. 207-219Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    It is well known that communication often serves as a facilitator for cooperation in static games. Yet, communication can serve entirely different purposes in dynamic settings as communication during the game may work as a means for renegotiation, potentially undermining the credibility of cooperative strategies. To explore this issue, this paper experimentally investigates cooperation and non-binding communication in a two-stage game. More specifically, two treatments are considered: one with only pre-play communication and one where subjects can also communicate intra-play between the stages of the game. The results highlight a nontrivial difference concerning the effects of pre-play communication between the two treatments. Sending or receiving pre-play messages has a positive and significant effect on cooperation if there is no possibility of intra-play communication. However, this effect is significantly reduced when when intra-play communication is allowed. The results suggest that the credibility of pre-play messages may depend crucially on future communication opportunities.

  • 3.
    Cipullo, Davide
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics, Uppsala Center for Fiscal Studies. CESifo; CIFREL; Univ Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Largo A Gemelli 1, I-20123 Milan, Italy.
    Reslow, André
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics, Uppsala Center for Fiscal Studies. Sveriges Riksbank, Payments Dept, S-10337 Stockholm, Sweden.
    Electoral cycles in macroeconomic forecasts2022In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, ISSN 0167-2681, E-ISSN 1879-1751, Vol. 202, p. 307-340Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This paper documents the existence of electoral cycles in GDP growth forecasts released by governments. In a theoretical model of political selection, we show that governments release overly optimistic GDP growth forecasts ahead of elections to increase the reelec-tion probability. The bias arises from lack of commitment if voters are rational and from manipulation of voters' beliefs if they do not expect the incumbent to be biased. Using high-frequency forecaster-level data from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Swe-den, we document that governments overestimate short-term real GDP growth by 0.1-0.3 percentage points.

  • 4.
    Dahlberg, Matz
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics. Uppsala University, Units outside the University, The Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (IFAU). Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute for Housing and Urban Research. CESifo, Germany.
    Egebark, Johan
    Swedish Public Employment Service, Stockholm, Sweden.
    Vikman, Ulrika
    Uppsala University, Units outside the University, The Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (IFAU).
    Özcan, Gülay
    Swedish Public Employment Service, Stockholm, Sweden.
    Labor market integration of refugees: RCT evidence from an early intervention program in Sweden2024In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, ISSN 0167-2681, E-ISSN 1879-1751, Vol. 217, p. 614-630Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This study uses a randomized controlled trial to evaluate a new program for increased labor market integration of refugees. The new program starts shortly after the residence permit is granted and uses three main components: early and intensive language training, work practice with supervisors, and job search assistance performed by professional caseworkers. The immediate and intensive assistance contrasts previous integration policies which typically constitute low-intensive help over long periods of time. We find large positive effects on employment of the program, with magnitudes corresponding to around 15 percentage points. A mediation analysis shows that 7–8 percent of the impact of the program seems to be explained by increases in documented language skills. Cost estimates suggest that the new policy is less expensive than earlier labor market programs.

  • 5.
    Dominguez, Magdalena
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics. Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute for Housing and Urban Research. Inst Econ Barcelona, John M Keynes 1-11, Barcelona, Spain..
    Montolio, Daniel
    Univ Barcelona, Dept Econ, Av Diagonal 690, Barcelona, Spain.;Inst Econ Barcelona, John M Keynes 1-11, Barcelona, Spain..
    Bolstering community ties as a mean of reducing crime2021In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, ISSN 0167-2681, E-ISSN 1879-1751, Vol. 191, p. 916-945Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Recent evidence indicates that alternative policies based on building community can reduce crime, especially in disadvantaged neighborhoods. In this paper we study the effects on local crime rates of bolstering community ties. We take advantage of the quasi-random deployment of a community health policy ( Barcelona Salut als Barris , BSaB) that aims to improve health outcomes and reduce inequalities in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods through community-based initiatives. To test whether BSaB reduces crime, we follow a difference-in-differences approach and make use of detailed data from local police and Barcelona City Council administrative records. We find that BSaB significantly reduces a category we term "intimate crimes" in the short term and drug crimes in the long term. The young offender crime rate is also lowered. Evidence suggests that this is due to tighter knit communities. These results provide evidence in favor of non-traditional crime prevention policies.

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  • 6.
    Elinder, Mikael
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics, Uppsala Center for Fiscal Studies.
    Persson, Lovisa
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics, Uppsala Center for Fiscal Studies. Res Inst Ind Econ IFN, POB 55665, SE-10215 Stockholm, Sweden.
    House price responses to a national property tax reform2017In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, ISSN 0167-2681, E-ISSN 1879-1751, Vol. 144, p. 18-39Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    We show that house prices in general did not respond to a substantial cut in the nationalproperty tax in Sweden. The estimates are based on rich register data covering more than 100,000 sales over a time period of two and a half years. Because the Swedish property tax isnational and thus unrelated to local public goods, our setting is ideal for causal identificationof the property tax on house prices. We observe price increases only in a small segment ofthe market containing properties with very high tax values. We discuss, but can admittedlynot empirically discriminate between, several potential explanations for why we find noevidence of capitalization except for the top segment of the market.

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  • 7.
    Engström, Per
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics.
    Forsell, Eskil
    Stockholm Sch Econ, Dept Econ, Stockholm, Sweden.
    Demand effects of consumers' stated and revealed preferences2018In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, ISSN 0167-2681, E-ISSN 1879-1751, Vol. 150, p. 43-61Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Knowledge of how consumers react to different signals is fundamental to understanding how markets work. The modern electronic marketplace has revolutionized the possibilities for consumers to gather detailed information about products and services before purchase. Specifically, a consumer can easily – through a host of online forums and evaluation sites – estimate a product’s quality based on either (i) what other users say about the product (stated preferences) or (ii) how many other users that have bought the product (revealed preferences). In this paper, we compare the causal effects on demand from these two signals based on data from the biggest marketplace for Android apps, Google play. This data consists of daily information, for 42 consecutive days, of more than 500,000 apps from the US version of Google play. Our main result is that consumers are much more responsive to other consumers’ revealed preferences, compared to others’ stated preferences. A 10 percentile increase in displayed average rating only increases downloads by about 3%, while a 10 percentile increase in displayed number of downloads increases downloads by about 25%.

  • 8.
    Engström, Per
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics, Uppsala Center for Fiscal Studies.
    Nordblom, Katarina
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics, Uppsala Center for Fiscal Studies. Univ Gothenburg, Dept Econ, Gothenburg, Sweden.;Univ Gothenburg, CeCAR, Gothenburg, Sweden..
    Stefánsson, Arnaldur
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics, Uppsala Center for Fiscal Studies. Univ Gothenburg, Dept Econ, Gothenburg, Sweden..
    Loss aversion and indifference to tax rates: Evidence from tax filing data2022In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, ISSN 0167-2681, E-ISSN 1879-1751, Vol. 200, p. 287-311Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    A fundamental tenet of economics is that agents respond to incentives. When filing their tax returns, Swedish taxpayers get information about whether they are below or above a salient tax kink, information that could affect tax-filing behavior. Ceteris paribus, rational taxpayers would be more likely to claim deductions when facing a higher marginal tax rate. They also get informed whether they can expect a tax refund or have taxes due. This information would be of no importance to rational individuals, but a loss averse taxpayer would be more likely to claim deductions if having taxes due than if expecting a refund. We study the probability of claiming deductions in an RDK framework using register data on the universe of Swedish taxpayers over an eight-year period. We find a strong causal effect of taxes due, while the response to the marginal tax kink is insignificant. The results are similar for inexperienced (young) and experienced (old) taxpayers. Hence, loss aversion is much more decisive than standard economic incentives in predicting deduction behavior.

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  • 9.
    Gottfries, Nils
    et al.
    Stockholms universitet.
    Hylton, Keith
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
    Are Mit Students Rational: Report on A Survey1987In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, ISSN 0167-2681, E-ISSN 1879-1751, Vol. 8, no 1, p. 113-120Article in journal (Refereed)
  • 10.
    Hagen, Johannes
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics, Uppsala Center for Fiscal Studies. Jönköping Univ, Jönköping Int Business Sch, Jönköping, Sweden.;Jönköping Univ, Ctr Entrepreneurship & Spatial Econ CEnSE, Jönköping, Sweden.;Network Studies Pens Aging & Retirement Netspar, Tilburg, Netherlands..
    Malisa, Amedeus
    Jönköping Univ, Jönköping Int Business Sch, Jönköping, Sweden.;Jönköping Univ, Ctr Entrepreneurship & Spatial Econ CEnSE, Jönköping, Sweden..
    Financial fraud and individual investment behavior2022In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, ISSN 0167-2681, E-ISSN 1879-1751, Vol. 203, p. 593-626Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    We show that, after the revelation of financial fraud in a major pension fund manager, two-thirds of affected investors fail to divest. Inert investors are on average younger, of lower SES and more influenced by default options. The majority of those who divest move their money to the only state-run option on the fund menu. The revelation of fraud also induces a small movement of investors from non-fraudulent private investment funds to the state alternative. We further show that most fraud victims end up in underperforming high-fee funds through their prior affiliation with a subscription-based financial advisor. Our analysis is based on the remarkable events surrounding the expulsion of Allra from the Swedish Premium Pension, and administrative, individual-level data on mutual fund choices and background characteristics. Our results illustrate that fraudulent fund man-agers may exploit widespread consumer biases in choice-oriented pension plans, and that information interventions by the government are important but far from fully effective in nudging victimized investors to take the right action. Pension plans may be characterized by investor inertia even under extreme circumstances such as fraud.

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  • 11.
    Hallman, Alice
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics.
    Spiro, Daniel
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics.
    A theory of hypocrisy '2023In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, ISSN 0167-2681, E-ISSN 1879-1751, Vol. 211, p. 401-410Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This paper explains the occurrence of hypocrisy - when the by-society most despised types pretend to be the most revered types. Real-world phenomena include pedophile priests, sex-offender f eminists and seemingly very busy dispensable office workers. Building on the signaling framework of Bernheim (1994) - where payoffs consist of an intrinsic cost of falsifying yourself, and a concern for social esteem - we show conditions for emergence of hypocrisy in equilibrium. In such equilibria the most despised types along with the most revered types behave normatively, others do not. Thus, in equilibrium there are 'rumors' about those acting the most normatively - society infers that they are either truly normative or despised, but one cannot know who is who. This is to be distinguished from 'conformity' - where the most normative and almost-normative types fully follow a social norm. Whether conformity or hypocrisy will arise in equilibrium depends on the cost of falsification, and the number of hypocrites depends on the weight of social esteem. Our theory thus shows how cultural parameters map into equilibrium culture. (c) 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )

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  • 12.
    Heggedal, Tom-Reiel
    et al.
    BI Norwegian Business Sch, Oslo, Norway; Ctr Expt Studies & Res CESAR, Oslo, Norway.
    Helland, Leif
    BI Norwegian Business Sch, Oslo, Norway; CESAR, Oslo, Norway.
    Neset Joslin, Knut-Eric
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics. CESAR, Oslo, Norway.
    Should I Stay or should I Go?: Bandwagons in the lab2018In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, ISSN 0167-2681, E-ISSN 1879-1751, Vol. 150, p. 86-97Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    We experimentally investigate the impact of strategic uncertainty and complementarity on leader and follower behavior using the model of Farrell and Saloner (1985). At the core of the model are endogenous timing, irreversible actions and private valuations. We find that strategic complementarity strongly determines follower behavior. Once a subject decides to abandon the status quo the probability that other players jump on the bandwagon increases sharply. However, there is a reluctance to lead when leading is a conditional best response. We explain this deviation from the neo-classical equilibrium by injecting some noise in the equilibrium concept. We also find that cheap talk improves efficiency.

  • 13.
    Hu, Xiao
    et al.
    Swedish Univ Agr Sci SLU, Dept Forest Econ, SE-90183 Umeå, Sweden.;Swedish Univ Agr Sci SLU, Ctr Environm & Resource Econ CERE, SE-90183 Umeå, Sweden..
    Liang, Che-Yuan
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics. Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute for Housing and Urban Research.
    Does income redistribution prevent residential segregation?2022In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, ISSN 0167-2681, E-ISSN 1879-1751, Vol. 193, p. 519-542Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Living in low-income neighborhoods can have adverse effects. Public policies that reduce income inequality might prevent residential segregation by income. However, previously documented associations between income inequality and residential segregation may not reflect residential sorting effects. We use rich full-population data for Sweden 1990-2017 and take advantage of how in-moving residents change the municipal income composition to rule out the influence of reverse causation and mechanical effects. We find that changing taxes and transfers has limited residential sorting effects on segregation. However, our results strongly suggest that raising the education levels of low-income residents is effective for fighting segregation.

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  • 14.
    Lindh, Thomas
    Uppsala University, Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS).
    The inconsistency of consistent conjectures: Coming back to Cournot1992In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, ISSN 0167-2681, E-ISSN 1879-1751, Vol. 18, no 1, p. 69-90Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Conjectural variation models have been criticized because firms are ‘right for the wrong reasons’, and because possible equilibria are abundant Lately several papers have attempted to meet these difficulties by some condition of consistency or rationality on the conjectural variation This paper shows that stronger versions of such conditions lead into paradoxes, while the weaker forms are of little use in solving the conceived problems The original Cournot assumption actually satisfies consistency enterions The problems with consistent conjectures illuminates fundmental problems with too demanding information assumptions like perfect foresight Such assumptions may create non-trivial structures of self-reference.

  • 15.
    Rosenqvist, Olof
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics. IFAU.
    Nordström, Oskar Skans
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics.
    Confidence enhanced performance? – The causal effects of success on future performance in professional golftournaments2015In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, ISSN 0167-2681, E-ISSN 1879-1751, Vol. 117, p. 281-295Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This paper provides field evidence on the causal impact of past successes on future performances. Since persistence in success or failure is likely to be linked through, potentially time-varying, ability it is intrinsically difficult to identify the causal effect of succeeding on the probability of performing well in the future. We therefore employ a regression discontinuity design on data from professional golf tournaments exploiting that almost equally skilled players are separated into successes and failures half-way into the tournaments (the “cut”). We show that players who (marginally) succeeded in making the cut substantially increased their performance in subsequent tournaments relative to players who (marginally) failed to make the cut. This success-effect is substantially larger when the subsequent (outcome) tournament involves more prize money. The results therefore suggest that past successes provide an important prerequisite when performing high-stakes tasks.

  • 16.
    Wickström Östervall, Linnea
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Centre for Research Ethics and Bioethics.
    Nudging to prudence?: The effect of reminders on antibiotics prescriptions2017In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, ISSN 0167-2681, E-ISSN 1879-1751, Vol. 135, p. 39-52Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Antibiotic resistance is a large and growing global health threat with important consequences. Prudent use of antibiotics is vital to delay the spread of resistance. In this study I use a randomized controlled trial to test the effect on antibiotics use of reminders to primary care patients. The intervention was implemented across 31 clinics during the flu season in Stockholm. A two-level randomization was used, with randomization at clinic level as well as at individual patient level. With reminders antibiotics use fell by 12.6 per cent relative to the control clinics. The effect is at clinic level, suggesting that doctors or doctor patient interactions, not individual patients, are affected. Results from a follow-up experiment further suggest that an effect on the interactions between doctor and patient is the primary driver of the main results. Behavioural interventions targeting these interactions have the potential to reduce antibiotics use. More research is needed, though, as monitoring and adherence may also play a role.

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