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Rationally Inattentive Savers And Monetary Policy Changes: A Laboratory Experiment, Andrea Civelli, Cary Deck, Antonella Tutino

ESI Working Papers

We study the response of consumption and saving decisions of rationally inattentive individuals to changes in monetary policy in the laboratory. First, we theoretically characterize the choices of a rationally inattentive agent processing information about the interest rate. Then, we design an experiment with induced inattention to test for the predictions of the model, contrasting them to the full information case. Consistent with the predictions, experimental subjects (a) increase attention when utility gains exceed cognitive costs of tracking the policy rate and decrease savings when their perceived economic outlook deteriorates; (b) respond to Delphic, but not Odyssean, forms of forward …

Reconsidering Rational Expectations And The Aggregation Of Diverse Information In Laboratory Security Markets, Brice Corgnet, Cary Deck, Mark Desantis, Kyle Hampton, Erik O. Kimbrough

ESI Working Papers

The ability of markets to aggregate dispersed information is a cornerstone of economics and finance. In a seminal experiment, Plott and Sunder (1988) offer support for the rational expectations hypothesis. However, recent laboratory experiments have called into question the robustness of those initial results. In this paper, we offer the first attempt to directly replicate key findings of the original study. Failing to replicate their results, the post-study probability that market performance is better described by rational expectations than the prior information (Walrasian) model is low. Given this result, we introduce a new treatment that implements a market structure consistent …

An Experimental Comparison Of News Vending And Price Gouging, Zuzana Brokesova, Cary Deck, Jana Peliova

ESI Working Papers

The newsvendor problem is a workhorse model in operation management research. We introduce a related game that operates in the price dimension rather than the inventory dimension: the price gouging game. Using controlled laboratory experiments, we compare news vending and price gouging behavior. We replicate the standard pull-to-center effect for news vending and find that the equivalent pattern occurs with price gouging. Further, we find that the pull-to-center is asymmetric both for newsvendors and price gougers. More broadly, the experimental results reveal that choices are similar across the theoretically isomorphic games, suggesting that observed behavior in newsvendor experiments is representative …

Reference Dependent Prices In Bargaining: An Experimental Examination Of Precise First Offers, Erik O. Kimbrough, David Porter, Mark Schneider

ESI Working Papers

Evidence from psychology and marketing suggests that those who make a "precise" first offer in bargaining get a better deal than those who make a "round" first offer. We report on a series of experiments designed to test for and improve our understanding of the "precise first offer" (PFO) effect in bargaining and whether it likely reflects rational optimizing or equilibrium behavior. Our experimental treatments vary whether decisions are incentivized and whether the PFO effect can emerge as an equilibrium of a cheap-talk signaling game. We find evidence of a PFO effect when subjects read a vignette and make unincentivized …

Stock Prices, Anwar Shaikh Phd

Archives of Anwar Shaikh

This collection includes:

• Shaikh, A. (2020, January 05). [Handwritten folder label identifying contents as "Stock prices, 1/7": (1) P/E ratios theory and actual dynamics; (2) Tobin's Q]. Unpublished manuscript note. New School for Social Research.
• Shaikh, A. (ca. 2020). [Computer-generated graph: QNFstaroverQNF, nominal, 1949–2018; data source: GraphQNFstaroverQNF, Q data annual 2020.xlsx; QstarNF/QNF nominal mean = 0.929]. Unpublished research chart. New School for Social Research.
• Shaikh, A. (ca. 2020). [Computer-generated graph: Qstar/Q, nominal and real, 1949–2018; data source: GraphQstaroverQ, Q data annual 2020.xlsx; Qstar/Q nominal mean = 1.108, real mean = 0.700]. Unpublished research chart. New School for Social Research.
• Shaikh, …

Innovation-Driven Growth In Heavy Equipment Firms, Raynald J. Gallant

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Lack of innovation-driven revenue growth can have adverse effects on organizational outcomes. Company leaders who do not pursue innovation put their firm's survival at risk. Grounded in Christensen's theory of disruptive innovation and Rogers's diffusion of innovation theory, the purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationship between company culture, company maturity, company revenue, and innovation-driven revenue growth rate in global heavy equipment manufacturing firms. Secondary data (N = 50) were collected from the Yellow Table, an annual listing of the top 50 global heavy equipment companies by revenue from 2002 to 2018. The results of the …

Aspek Pajak Pertambahan Nilai Pada Biro Perjalanan Wisata (Studi Kasus Pt V), Elsie Sylviana Kasim, Fildza Virginia

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

This study discusses the aspects of Value Added Tax on travel bureau (case study of PT V). Data collection techniques used in this study is literature studies (Library Research) and field studies (Field Research). The results of research and analysis can be concluded as follows The amount of tax base for submission which includes brokerage and/or agency services is replacement, amounting to 100% of the total cost. The amount of tax base of services that do not include brokerage services and/or agency using other values as the basis for the tax is 10%. Obstacles is the limitation of insight and …

Kualitas Pelayanan Dalam Pengelolaan Surat Pd Pasar Jaya, Mohammad Ridha1, Desideria Eka Istiqomah

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

The Government of the Republic of Indonesia has established several business units in the form of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) and Regional-Owned Enterprises (BUMD). The management of BUMN and BUMD is the government's effort to directly control the business sectors which are very influential on the economy. To develop BUMN and BUMD, the government continuously conducts revitalization of business entity management, including in the administration sector. Good administration management is the key to success of BUMN and BUMD in order to become an institution that is able to develop. PD Pasar Jaya is one of the DKI Jakarta Province Regional-Owned Enterprises …

Analisis Pemangku Kepentingan (Stakeholder) Pada Unit Hubungan Masyarakat (Humas) Dan Kesekretariatan Pt Semen Padang, Sherly Dwi Fedora, Risca Fleureta Hudiyono

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

This research aims to analyze stakeholders mapping of PT Semen Padang, related to financial assistance (sponsorship) event. Stakeholders data obtained from interviewing staff of Public Relation and Secretary Unit. Data then classified into stakeholder matrix based on their power and interest to the company. Interview result shows that PT Semen Padang has provided lots of financial assistance to its stakeholders who submit the proposal through Public Relation and Secretary Unit. Unfortunately, the company still doesn’t have stakeholder map as a basis for consideration of granting this financial assistance. However, based on the mapping/grouping result of company’s stakeholders, we find that …

Diffusing New Media As Know-How Digital Communication In Troubleshoot Maintenance Of Pico Hydro Technology In Bengkulu, Indonesia, Naldo Naldo, Hardika Widi Satria, Dendy Adanta Departement Of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty Of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Warjito Warjito

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

Communication has an important role for spreading messages and ideas through various mediums. This research explains the important role of new media in community engagement activities and the dissemination of new information, innovations and technologies that have been done in 2017, especially for the graphic design via the internet on Pico Hydro's information technology in Batu Roto village, Bengkulu province, Indonesia. Community involvement itself is based on a special multidisciplinary perspective of communication and engineering. Pico Hydro is commonly used worldwide to generate electricity in rural areas, making it very useful for rural electrification. We conduct research to meet the …

Program Arsip Vital Sebagai Langkah Antisipasi Bencana Bagi Organisasi, Dyah Safitri

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

The purpose of this article is to review the implementation of ANRI Regulation No. 49 of 2015 concerning the Vital Archive Program Guidelines. Use qualitative models and case studies by comparing the application of vital archive programs with state and other regulatory bodies such as the United Nations. It was found that there was no significant difference in the rules of the vital archive program only for access to vital archives. It was categorized that people were entitled to access vital archives, especially after a disaster. The practical purpose of this article is to show that a vital archive program …

Tinjauan Waktu Penyediaan Berkas Rekam Medik Rawat Jalan Rumah Sakit X Di Tangerang Selatan, Supriadi Supriadi, Dian Putri Damayanti

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

This study looked at the description of the time of the provision of medical records and the factors that cause delays in provision at X Hospital South Tangerang.This research is descriptive with a qualitative approach. The data used were 242 outpatient medical records which were measured at the time they were provided. The file was obtained for 6 days, starting Monday-Saturday from 09.30-12.00. Data is grouped into provision time groups ≤ 10 minutes and provision time groups >10 minutes. Then an in-depth interview with the head of the Medical Record Installation to get an overview of the causes of the …

Cohesiveness Dan Peran Literasi Keuangan Dalam Meningkatkan Competitive Advantages Bumdes Merealisasikan Produk Unggulan Wisata Situ Cisanti, Deni Danial Kesa

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

This paper discusses the ability of Village-Owned Enterprises (Bumdes) to use financial literacy instruments operating in Situ Cisanti. According to research findings Bumdes financial literacy increases with financial training, where the training trains management in making strategic decisions. The level of financial literacy or financial literacy of the stakeholders participating in this study is higher, and the tendency of participation rates is quite high when it is associated with investment and a sense of concern in actively advancing Village Owned Enterprises (cohesiveness). Communication and information barriers between organisations and the production department support the formation of superior products derived from …

Analisis Beban Kerja Dengan Metode Time And Emotion Study Di Unit Sekretariat Rumah Sakit X, Nur Fadilah Dewi, Dwi Yulisty Cahya Hidayat

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

The mismatch between workload and number of secretarial staff is a problem that needs to be examined. This research aims to determine the workforce needs of the workload of employees in the X Hospital secretariat unit with the time and motion study method. Methodology: the study was conducted by cross sectional observational activity of the activities and workload of the secretariat personnel (three people) using the time and motion study method, observations were made on three activities namely productive, unproductive and personal activities. Form / check list and stopwatch are used to calculate the time needed for each activity, and …

The Doors Of Perception, Gary Charness, Alessandro Sontuoso

ESI Working Papers

We investigate how a player’s strategic behavior is affected by the set of notions she uses in thinking about the game, i.e., the “frame”. To do so, we consider matching games where two players are presented with a set of objects, from which each player must privately choose one (with the goal of matching the counterpart’s choice). We propose a novel theory positing that different player types are aware of different attributes of the strategy options, hence different frames; we then rationalize why differences in players’ frames may lead to differences in choice behavior. Unlike previous theories of framing, our …

An Exploration Of Communication Ethics Scholarship And Economic Spheres, Andrew Tinker

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This project examines communication ethics scholarship to understand how economics is understood within the field and to establish coordinates for scholars to discuss economic spheres as phenomena that affect communication ethics. Scholars draw from the tradition of virtue ethics to mark communication ethics inquiry as that which explores the practices that protect and promote the “good.” Philosophers of communication and communication ethicists have developed paradigmatic metaphors for the field that allow us to understand the formation of ethical guidelines within communities both familial, corporate, and national, that promote and protect various goods. These metaphors include “hierarchy” and “sameness” from Charles …

Working Paper No. 37, The American Opium Trade, Karson M. Pence

Working Papers in Economics

This inquiry seeks to establish that American merchants exacerbated China’s 19th century opium epidemic. Circumventing Britain’s monopoly of Indian opium, three men, Thomas Perkins, John Cushing, and Robert Forbes, played a key role in American consolidation of Turkish opium production. With malice and blatant disregard, numerous Americans pumped tens of thousands of chests of opium into China, creating fabulous riches and incredibly influential familial dynasties while simultaneously destroying the minds and bodies of an untold number of Chinese.

Working Paper No. 40, The Rise And Fall Of Georgist Economic Thinking, Justin Pilarski

Working Papers in Economics

This inquiry seeks to establish that Henry George’s writings advanced a distinct theory of political economy that benefited from a meteoric rise in popularity followed by a fall to irrelevance with the turn of the 20^th century. During the depression decade of the 1870s, the efficacy of the laissez-faire economic system came into question, during this same timeframe neoclassical economics supplanted classical political economy. This inquiry considers both of George’s key works: Progress and Poverty [1879] and The Science of Political Economy [1898], establishing the distinct components of Georgist economic thought. This rise in ‘Georgism’ is evinced through the …

Working Paper No. 50, Alexis De Tocqueville On American 'Exceptionalism', Zachary Mckinster

Working Papers in Economics

From early settlers to the sophisticated nuances and concerns facing Americans in his time, Alexis de Tocqueville authored a definitive piece on democracy as it emerged and was practiced in 19th century America. This inquiry seeks to establish that Tocqueville’s penetrating insights into the United States in its early decades assisted him in arriving at the notion of what is widely touted as American ‘Exceptionalism’. In the first half of the 19th century Tocqueville travelled widely, seeking to understand this republic and its constitutional emphases upon principles of democracy. Completing his tour, in 1835 Tocqueville published Democracy in America. It …

Working Paper No. 42, Commodity Production As An Explanatory Variable In The Outbreak Of The American Civil War, Andrew Pope

Working Papers in Economics

This inquiry seeks to establish that the American South’s comparative advantage in primary commodity production can be identified as an explanatory variable in the outbreak of the American Civil War. In addition, this inquiry seeks to illustrate the positive historical correlation between a state’s reliance on primary commodity production and its propensity to generate extreme outcomes—namely, institutional inequality, conflict, and civil war. Furthermore, this inquiry seeks to demonstrate that civil wars can be primarily understood as a function of a rebelling force’s economic motivations and explores the concept of King Cotton, westward expansion, and the South’s ultimate secession from the …