Preferences for labour regulation: endowments versus beliefs
通过跨国调查，研究发现个人对就业保护立法的偏好更多受其信念而非自身禀赋影响，信念的贡献是禀赋的两到三倍，且信息干预可改变信念。
SUMMARY Are preferences for labour regulations driven by individuals’ own endowments or their beliefs? To address this question, we conducted a cross-country survey on people’s opinions on employment protection legislation – an area where reform has proven to be difficult and personal interests is at stake. We find that individuals’ beliefs contribute two to three times more than their own endowments and personal pay-offs. A randomized information treatment confirms that beliefs can explain views about regulations, but beliefs can also change with new information. Our results are robust to several checks, including to alternative estimation techniques and samples.