Agenda du séminaire Behavior seminar
Behavior seminar
Le 23/05/2024 de 11:00:00 à 12:00:00
R2-21
Despite the intuition that risk preferences affect intertemporal choice because the future is uncertain, time discounting is commonly regarded as a reflection of impatience. Our experimental data show that approximately 43% of the observed time discounting can be explained by an aversion against future uncertainty rather than impatience, even when controlling for utility curvature. Future uncertainty receives disproportional weight because subjects engage in subproportional probability weighting, a behavioral regularity that does not feature in the standard risk framework of most intertemporal choice models. We find that many people do not demand compensation for waiting but rather for an uncertain future
DIECIDUE Enrico (Insead) Why Do People Discount? The Role of Impatience and Future Uncertainty
Behavior seminar
Le 30/05/2024 de 11:00:00 à 12:00:00
R2.21
The promise of generative AI to increase human productivity relies on developing skills to become proficient at it. There is reason to suspect that women and men use AI tools differently, which could result in productivity and payoff gaps in a labor market increasingly demanding knowledge in AI. Thus, it is important to understand if there are gender differences in AI-usage among current students. We conduct a survey at the Norwegian School of Economics collecting use and attitudes towards ChatGPT, a measure of AI proficiency, and responses to policies allowing or forbidding ChatGPT use. Three key findings emerge: first, female students report a significantly lower use of ChatGPT compared to their male counterparts. Second, male students are more skilled at writing successful prompts, even after accounting for higher ChatGPT usage. Third, imposing university bans on ChatGPT use widens the gender gap in intended use substantially. We provide insights into potential factors influencing the AI adoption gender gap and highlight the role of appropriate encouragement and policies in allowing female students to benefit from AI usage, thereby mitigating potential impacts on later labor market outcomes
ISAKSSON Siri (Norwegian School of Economics, Norway) Will Artificial Intelligence Get in the Way of Achieving Gender Equality?
Behavior seminar
Le 20/06/2024 de 11:00:00 à 12:00:00
ZOOM
ZIMMERMANN Florian (Briq and the University of Bonn) *