Scarcity and cognitive function around payday: A conceptual and empirical analysis

The ongoing demands around smoothing consumption with low and sporadic income flows in contexts of scarcity entail that minor changes in cash flows can have big psychological and behavioral effects. In this paper, we examine the behavioral and cognitive impact of routine periodic fluctuations in fin...

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Main Authors: Mani, A, Mullainathan, S, Shafir, E, Zhao, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: University of Chicago Press 2020