Arbeitspapier
Poverty and limited attention
In this article, we analyze whether the financial strain of poverty systematically alters the allocation of attention. We address two types of attention: attention to unexpectedly occurring events and attention to primary tasks that require focus. We show that the poor are significantly more likely than the rich to notice unexpected events. In addition, we find evidence that the poor notice unexpected events at the expense of attention to the primary task only if the task is sufficiently difficult.
- ISBN
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978-3-943153-80-4
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: BERG Working Paper Series ; No. 159
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making‡
Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
- Subject
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inattentional blindness
limited attention
poverty
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Schmitt, Stefanie Yvonne
Schlatterer, Markus G.
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Bamberg University, Bamberg Economic Research Group (BERG)
- (where)
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Bamberg
- (when)
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2020
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Schmitt, Stefanie Yvonne
- Schlatterer, Markus G.
- Bamberg University, Bamberg Economic Research Group (BERG)
Time of origin
- 2020
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