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An exercise in self-replication: Replicating Shah, Mullainathan, and Shafir (2012)

Author(s): Shah, Anuj K.; Mullainathan, Sendhil; Shafir, Eldar

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Abstract: Shah et al. (2012) examined how different forms of scarcity affect attention and borrowing behavior. Results from a series of lab experiments suggested that (1) various forms of scarcity have similar effects on cognition and behavior, (2) scarcity leads to attentional shifts and greater focus (3) scarcity can lead people to over-borrow, and (4) scarcity can lead to cognitive fatigue. Camerer (2018) recently conducted replications of studies from a set of social science papers, and failed to replicate the result on cognitive fatigue from Shah et al. (2012). In this paper, we present high-powered replications of all studies from Shah et al. (2012). We describe which results appear more robust and which results appear to be less robust. We conclude with some thoughts on the value of self-replications.
Publication Date: 1-Jan-2018
Citation: Shah, AK, Mullainathan, S, Shafir, E. (2018). An exercise in self-replication: Replicating Shah, Mullainathan, and Shafir (2012). Journal of Economic Psychology, 10.1016/j.joep.2018.12.001
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.joep.2018.12.001
ISSN: 0167-4870
Type of Material: Journal Article
Journal/Proceeding Title: Journal of Economic Psychology
Version: Author's manuscript



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