Browsing AURA by Author "Musau, Andrew"
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Deterministic versus probabilistic consequences of trust and trustworthiness: An experimental investigation
Güth, Werner; Mugera, Harriet; Musau, Andrew; Ploner, Mateo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)here is overwhelming evidence of reciprocal behavior, driven by intentions. However, the role of consequences is less clear cut. Experimentally manipulating how efficient trust and reciprocity can be in deterministic and ... -
Gender differences in recollections of economic socialization, financial self-efficacy, and financial literacy
Furrebøe, Elise Frølich; Nyhus, Ellen K.; Musau, Andrew (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The OECD/INFE international surveys of adult financial literacy (OECD/INFE 2016, 2020) show gender differences in financial literacy in developed countries in Europe. In this study, we examine whether these differences can ... -
Hyperbolic discount curves: a reply to Ainslie
Musau, Andrew (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Ainslie (Theory and Decision, 73, 3-34, 2012) challenges our interpretation of the properties of hyperbolic discount curves in an iterated prisoners' dilemma (IPD) model. In this reply, we discuss the emergence of hyperbolic ... -
Modeling alternatives to exponential discounting
Musau, Andrew (Master thesis, 2009)One area that is often overlooked by economists and social scientists is discounting. Most economic models of intertemporal choice make use of Samuelson’s (1937) DU model which leads to an exponential discount function. ... -
The place of mathematical models in psychology and the social sciences
Musau, Andrew (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)