In a randomized survey experiment, I test how variations in question wording and format influence response behavior. Participants from a representative sample in Germany are divided into four groups, each…
This policy brief examines overplacement in households’ risk perceptions: overplacement describes the tendency of individuals to underestimate their likelihood of experiencing certain negative financial shocks…
Among the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic were disruptions to household finances.U.S. households were buffeted by many negative shocks, such as inflation, unemployment, investment or business losses, or…
How does government control over mass media affect banking system? Our theoretical model predicts that if the media are biased, depositors are less likely to run on their bank, but also less likely to deposit…
Women are less likely to correctly answer the “Big-3” financial literacy questions, and a substantial share of the gap reflects women’s lower confidence. In our experiment, women are more likely to choose “do…
We study how households adjust their medium-term inflation expectations under the new ECB inflation targeting strategy. Survey respondents make little difference between the previous strategy of targeting…
