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Påverkar Korrekt Löneinformation Synen På Sjuksköterskeyrket?

Rundström, Marcus LU (2022) NEKH01 20212
Department of Economics
Abstract
This paper aims to investigate two questions. Firstly, does correct salary information affect the probability of becoming a nurse? Secondly, are individuals affected by a halo effect when determining social status for nurses? I conducted an online experiment with 124 participants from the Department of Economics in Lund and Hedda Andersson High School in Lund. Respondents were treated with information about the correct mean salary for primary educated nurses in Sweden. The results suggest that individuals are affected by a halo effect when determining social status for nurses. The treatment has a significant positive impact when individuals determine social status for nurses, but only if individual beliefs are considered. The study also... (More)
This paper aims to investigate two questions. Firstly, does correct salary information affect the probability of becoming a nurse? Secondly, are individuals affected by a halo effect when determining social status for nurses? I conducted an online experiment with 124 participants from the Department of Economics in Lund and Hedda Andersson High School in Lund. Respondents were treated with information about the correct mean salary for primary educated nurses in Sweden. The results suggest that individuals are affected by a halo effect when determining social status for nurses. The treatment has a significant positive impact when individuals determine social status for nurses, but only if individual beliefs are considered. The study also fails to show that correct salary information affects the probability of becoming a nurse. Moreover, correct salary information is essential not to create incorrect beliefs about the profession of nurses. (Less)
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This paper aims to investigate two questions. Firstly, does correct salary information affect the probability of becoming a nurse? Secondly, are individuals affected by a halo effect when determining social status for nurses? I conducted an online experiment with 124 participants from the Department of Economics in Lund and Hedda Andersson High School in Lund. Respondents were treated with information about the correct mean salary for primary educated nurses in Sweden. The results suggest that individuals are affected by a halo effect when determining social status for nurses. The treatment has a significant positive impact when individuals determine social status for nurses, but only if individual beliefs are considered. The study also... (More)
This paper aims to investigate two questions. Firstly, does correct salary information affect the probability of becoming a nurse? Secondly, are individuals affected by a halo effect when determining social status for nurses? I conducted an online experiment with 124 participants from the Department of Economics in Lund and Hedda Andersson High School in Lund. Respondents were treated with information about the correct mean salary for primary educated nurses in Sweden. The results suggest that individuals are affected by a halo effect when determining social status for nurses. The treatment has a significant positive impact when individuals determine social status for nurses, but only if individual beliefs are considered. The study also fails to show that correct salary information affects the probability of becoming a nurse. Moreover, correct salary information is essential not to create incorrect beliefs about the profession of nurses. (Less)
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Rundström, Marcus LU
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alternative title
En experimentell studie av haloeffekten, arbetsutbudet och social status i Sverige
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NEKH01 20212
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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keywords
Experiment, halo effect, supply of nurses, correct salary information, social status
language
Swedish
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9075555
date added to LUP
2022-02-22 11:22:40
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2022-02-22 11:22:40
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  abstract     = {{This paper aims to investigate two questions. Firstly, does correct salary information affect the probability of becoming a nurse? Secondly, are individuals affected by a halo effect when determining social status for nurses? I conducted an online experiment with 124 participants from the Department of Economics in Lund and Hedda Andersson High School in Lund. Respondents were treated with information about the correct mean salary for primary educated nurses in Sweden. The results suggest that individuals are affected by a halo effect when determining social status for nurses. The treatment has a significant positive impact when individuals determine social status for nurses, but only if individual beliefs are considered. The study also fails to show that correct salary information affects the probability of becoming a nurse. Moreover, correct salary information is essential not to create incorrect beliefs about the profession of nurses.}},
  author       = {{Rundström, Marcus}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Påverkar Korrekt Löneinformation Synen På Sjuksköterskeyrket?}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}