Paying attention to inattention: evidence from libraries

Matheus Albergaria and Gilberto Lima

Revista Brasileira de Economia - RBE, 2022, vol. 76, issue 1

Abstract: This note measures inattention in a novel setting, an information commons. Employing a dataset related to daily transactions in libraries, we compare the compliance behavior of library users over weekdays. If inattention affects rule compliance, then one would expect greater return delays in periods of potentially higher inattention, such as the day before weekends, holidays, and exam weeks. We report the occurrence of a “Friday effect”: inattention, as measured by delays in returning checked out books, is consistently higher on Fridays. There is no evidence of inattention in dates near holidays, or exam weeks.

Date: 2022
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Working Paper: Paying Attention to Inattention: Evidence from Libraries (2019)
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