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Comparing behavior between a large sample of smart students and Japanese adults

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  • Nobuyuki Hanaki

    (Osaka University)

  • Keigo Inukai

    (Meiji Gakuin University)

  • Takehito Masuda

    (Shinshu University)

  • Yuta Shimodaira

    (Osaka University)

Abstract

We address a concern about the external validity of an experiment conducted with university students related to the representativeness of the sampled population in particular. We do so by conducting large-scale (partly) incentivized online surveys of students at a Japanese university and of a sample of Japanese adults to measure individual characteristics such as cognitive ability, mentalizing skills, preferences for risk and distribution, and personality traits. While significant differences between these two samples are observed in many of these characteristics, the correlational structures among these characteristics are very similar in the two samples.

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  • Nobuyuki Hanaki & Keigo Inukai & Takehito Masuda & Yuta Shimodaira, 2024. "Comparing behavior between a large sample of smart students and Japanese adults," The Japanese Economic Review, Springer, vol. 75(1), pages 29-67, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jecrev:v:75:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1007_s42973-022-00123-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s42973-022-00123-0
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