Paying attention to inattention: evidence from libraries

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Autor(a) principal: Albergaria, Matheus
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Lima, Gilberto Tadeu
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Economia (Online)
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.fgv.br/rbe/article/view/81497
Resumo: This note measures inattention in a novel setting, an information commons. Employing a dataset related to daily transactions in libraries, we compare the compliance behavior of library users over weekdays. If inattention affects rule compliance, then one would expect greater return delays in periods of potentially higher inattention, such as the day before weekends, holidays, and exam weeks. We report the occurrence of a “Friday effect”: inattention, as measured by delays in returning checked out books, is consistently higher on Fridays. There is no evidence of inattention in dates near holidays, or exam weeks.
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spelling Paying attention to inattention: evidence from librariesA note on inattention: Evidence from library services in São Paulobehavioral economicsinattentioninformation commonsremindersThis note measures inattention in a novel setting, an information commons. Employing a dataset related to daily transactions in libraries, we compare the compliance behavior of library users over weekdays. If inattention affects rule compliance, then one would expect greater return delays in periods of potentially higher inattention, such as the day before weekends, holidays, and exam weeks. We report the occurrence of a “Friday effect”: inattention, as measured by delays in returning checked out books, is consistently higher on Fridays. There is no evidence of inattention in dates near holidays, or exam weeks.This note provides evidence on inattention in an informationcommons. Employing a large dataset compiling daily transactionsin libraries, we compare a specific compliance behavior of libraryusers over weekdays. If inattention affects rule compliance, thenone would plausibly expect greater return delays in periods ofpotentially higher inattention, such as the day before weekends,holidays, and exam weeks. We found robust evidence of a day ofthe week effect: inattention, as approximately measured by delaysin returning checked out books, is consistently higher on Fridays.Meanwhile, there is no evidence of such an inattentive behavior indates near holidays, or exam weeksEGV EPGE2022-06-30info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticlesArtigosapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.fgv.br/rbe/article/view/81497Revista Brasileira de Economia; Vol. 76 No. 1 (2022): JAN - MARRevista Brasileira de Economia; v. 76 n. 1 (2022): JAN - MAR1806-91340034-7140reponame:Revista Brasileira de Economia (Online)instname:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)instacron:FGVenghttps://periodicos.fgv.br/rbe/article/view/81497/81072Copyright (c) 2022 Revista Brasileira de Economiainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAlbergaria, MatheusLima, Gilberto Tadeu2022-06-30T19:54:57Zoai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/81497Revistahttps://periodicos.fgv.br/rbe/https://periodicos.fgv.br/rbe/oai||rbe@fgv.br1806-91340034-7140opendoar:2024-03-06T13:03:51.379778Revista Brasileira de Economia (Online) - Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)true
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Paying attention to inattention: evidence from libraries
A note on inattention: Evidence from library services in São Paulo
title Paying attention to inattention: evidence from libraries
spellingShingle Paying attention to inattention: evidence from libraries
Albergaria, Matheus
behavioral economics
inattention
information commons
reminders
title_short Paying attention to inattention: evidence from libraries
title_full Paying attention to inattention: evidence from libraries
title_fullStr Paying attention to inattention: evidence from libraries
title_full_unstemmed Paying attention to inattention: evidence from libraries
title_sort Paying attention to inattention: evidence from libraries
author Albergaria, Matheus
author_facet Albergaria, Matheus
Lima, Gilberto Tadeu
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author2 Lima, Gilberto Tadeu
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Albergaria, Matheus
Lima, Gilberto Tadeu
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv behavioral economics
inattention
information commons
reminders
topic behavioral economics
inattention
information commons
reminders
description This note measures inattention in a novel setting, an information commons. Employing a dataset related to daily transactions in libraries, we compare the compliance behavior of library users over weekdays. If inattention affects rule compliance, then one would expect greater return delays in periods of potentially higher inattention, such as the day before weekends, holidays, and exam weeks. We report the occurrence of a “Friday effect”: inattention, as measured by delays in returning checked out books, is consistently higher on Fridays. There is no evidence of inattention in dates near holidays, or exam weeks.
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