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来源类型 | Working Paper |
规范类型 | 报告 |
DOI | 10.3386/w30346 |
来源ID | Working Paper 30346 |
Causal Narratives | |
Chad W. Kendall; Constantin Charles | |
发表日期 | 2022-08-15 |
出版年 | 2022 |
语种 | 英语 |
摘要 | We study the generation, transmission, and effects of causal narratives - narratives which describe a (potentially incorrect) causal relationship between variables. In a controlled experiment, we show that exogenously generated causal narratives manipulate the beliefs and actions of subjects in ways predicted by theory. We then show how to ‘grow’ these types of narratives organically by asking subjects who observe a dataset of variables to advise future subjects on what actions to take. Subjects have a strict preference to share their homegrown narratives with other subjects, who are then persuaded by them. Finally, we show that factual, statistical information does not eliminate the power of causal narratives. |
主题 | Microeconomics ; Behavioral Economics |
URL | https://www.nber.org/papers/w30346 |
来源智库 | National Bureau of Economic Research (United States) |
引用统计 | |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/588019 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Chad W. Kendall,Constantin Charles. Causal Narratives. 2022. |
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