We study prosocial behavior among primary school students in El Salvador. In a within-subject lab-in-the-field experiment, we examine the relationship between individual traits, i.e., cognitive skills, non-cognitive skills and violence exposure, and …
We examine the hypothesis that low parental investments in children may be a consequence of the adverse cognitive effects of poverty: financial worries preoccupy low-income parents with immediate concerns, shifting their attention away from …
Imposing "sin" taxes has been the preferred way governments tried to discourage the over-consumption of temptation goods for decades. However numerous evidence shows that consumers exhibit behavioral biases which can affect their reaction to taxes. …