Priming in economics

Alain Cohn and Michel Maréchal

No 226, ECON - Working Papers from Department of Economics - University of Zurich

Abstract: Conceptual priming has become an increasingly popular tool in economics. Here, we review the literature that uses priming in incentivized experiments to study economic questions. We mainly focus on the role of social identity, culture, and norms in shaping preferences and behavior. We also discuss recently raised objections to priming research and conclude with promising avenues for future research.

Keywords: Priming; experiment; identity; endogenous preferences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C90 D03 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-04
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