Abstract
We analyze macroeconomic literacy by insights from behavioral economics, while incorporating individual differences in gender, cognitive ability and academic institution. Our sample consists of economic students from two academic institutions in Israel. For statistical analysis, we used Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE). Our main finding is that high-level male students who are prone toward mental accounting have very accurate expectations of inflation, interest rate and unemployment, i.e. they are highly macroeconomic literate. Yet, we found no indication that rational thinkers are more literate than others.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 209-215 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Research in Economics |
Volume | 73 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Sep 2019 |
Keywords
- Behavioral economics
- Generalized estimating equations
- Loss aversion
- Macroeconomic literacy
- Mental accounting
- Prospect theory
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics and Econometrics