Are Poor People Worth Less Than Rich People? Disaggregating the Value of Statistical Lives

Unhealthy People are Poor People ...and vice versa

Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología throught grant SEC2001-0674 for financial support.

Are smarter people really less risk averse ?

Using hypothetical lottery choices to measure risk preferences, Frederick (2005) finds that higher cognitive ability is associated with less risk aversion. This paper documents, however, that when using an incentive compatible measure of risk preference, attitudes towards risk are not associated to cognitive ability as measured by Frederick’s (2005) three-item cognitive reflection test. This is...

Are Christian/Religious People Poor Tippers?

A web-based survey was used to assess the relationships of religious faith and frequency of church attendance with tipping under conditions of good and bad service. Results indicated that Jews and those with no religion tipped more than Christians and members of other religions, but that the vast majority of Christians tipped at or above the normative 15% of bill size. Worship frequency also si...

When I say 'Black Lives Matter, ' why do some people hear 'Others Lives Matter Less'?

The statement ”Black lives matter” is commonly construed as implying other lives matter less, even though the statement does not explicitly reference other lives. Bias is a common explanation for this construal. However, other factors may contribute. We hypothesized that the linguistic structure of “Black lives matter” plays an important role. ”Black lives matter” takes the form of a generic, o...

Why do older people get less palliative care than younger people?