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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"availability heuristic"”.
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Take cover: Incentivising wider social insurance participation in South Africa
… that the Covid-19 TERS benefit generated an availability heuristic effect. Two subsidy models are examined, designed to incentivise wider participation: the first being a subsidy for comprehensive social insurance cover (including pension and unemployment insurance) and the second a …
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Essays on the Economics of Climate Change, Water, and Agriculture
… including temperature, precipitation, and water availability for irrigation. This dissertation presents a series of essays to examine how agricultural producers react and adapt to challenges presented by climate change and scarce irrigation water allocated through the prior appropriation …
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When Angry Faces Seem More Frequent: The Role of Encoding Focus and Anxiety
… they are not always accurate. According to the availability heuristic, frequency estimates are influenced not only by objective base rates but also by the ease with which examples come to mind. Because emotionally salient stimuli are prioritized in attention and memory, they may feel more …