This thesis consists of four independent research papers. Chapter 1 ("Media Persuasion and Consumption: Evidence from the Dave Ramsey Show") examines whether entertaining mass media programs can influence individual ...

This dissertation contributes to a better understanding of individual decision-making by presenting four independent research papers that study the determinants and consequences of individual decision-making.
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This thesis consists of three self-contained chapters in behavioral economics. Employing methods from microeconometrics and experimental economics, I test causal hypotheses with a focus on two applications: the role of ...