Does choice change preferences? An incentivized test of the mere choice effect.

Unlabelled: Widespread evidence from psychology and neuroscience documents that previous choices unconditionally increase the later desirability of chosen objects, even if those choices were uninformative. This is problematic for economists who use choice data to estimate latent preferences, demand functions, and social welfare. The evidence on this , however, exhibits serious shortcomings which prevent evaluating its possible relevance for economics.

University Students' Well-Being and Engagement in Activities in the Early Days of Covid-19.

Governments worldwide took measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19. Universities moved to online teaching almost overnight. This paper explores Belgian university students' perceptions, behaviors, and emotional well-being during the first weeks of strict preventive measures.