近日,暨南大学经济学院经济学系陆子奇助理教授的合作论文Correlation Neglect on Social Media: Effects on Civil Service Applications in China 在经济学领域国际顶级期刊The Economic Journal在线发表。合作者为黄一泓(北京大学光华管理学院)和江依夕(Google)。
论文摘要
Social media, on which signals are often correlated, has become a primary source of information. How do people form beliefs when reading correlated signals online? In a field experiment on Weibo, we exposed Chinese college students to redundant negative posts about civil service jobs. Consequently, students developed a 0.16 standard deviation more negative view of these jobs and were 11% less likely to register for civil service exams, compared to the control group. We find the same effect in a supplemental online survey experiment, and the effect is moderated by attention. Our study demonstrates that correlation neglect can affect beliefs and real-life outcomes, including career choices.
文章链接:https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaf047
作者简介
陆子奇
陆子奇是暨南大学经济学院经济学系助理教授,博士毕业于哈佛大学经济系。他的研究领域为应用理论、行为经济学、政治经济学和文化经济学,目前的研究主题包括人际合作、认知偏差以及非理性因素对经济发展的影响。
合作者黄一泓是北京大学光华管理学院的助理教授,博士毕业于哈佛大学经济系。江依夕是谷歌的数据科学家,博士毕业于哈佛大学经济系。
编辑| 马艺丹
校对| 麦嘉杰
初审| 孙兰 陆子奇
复审| 唐庆峰 王贤彬
终审| 何凌云
(来源:暨南大学经济学院微信公众号)