EconStor Collection: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/320720 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 20:40:58 GMT 2026-11-13T20:40:58Z EconStor Collection: http://econstor.eu:80/retrieve/31f305ed-95d6-4238-a1b8-c80a99a5f259/vfs-logo.jpg https://hdl.handle.net/10419/320720 Running against Windmills: Costly Perseverance in Long- and Short-Term Goal Pursuit https://hdl.handle.net/10419/325451.3 Title: Running against Windmills: Costly Perseverance in Long- and Short-Term Goal Pursuit Authors: Daelen, Anna L. M. Abstract: This paper provides evidence of costly perseverance in the field. In a setting where consultants select and pursue projects autonomously, I show that perseverance, conditional on consistency of interest, is associated with fewer successfully completed projects as well as lower sales and commissions. Using rich firm data on individual job activity, I shed light on the task-specific behavioral mechanisms. Overall, perseverant consultants start fewer projects. In fast markets, the lower number of projects started is the main channel of costly perseverance; in slower markets, costs primarily arise from pursuing projects in a more isolated and uninformed way, as shown by an inefficient allocation of effort between stakeholders. The survey questions driving costly perseverance point to the consultants’ failure to incorporate negative signals and opportunity costs into their effort allocation. Using heterogeneity within and between consultants’ task assignment, I show that perseverance is more costly in exploration tasks as opposed to well-defined tasks characterized by mere exploitation. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10419/325451.3 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z How Gender Role Attitudes Shape Maternal Labor Supply https://hdl.handle.net/10419/325373 Title: How Gender Role Attitudes Shape Maternal Labor Supply Authors: Mensinger, Tim; Pugnaghi Zimpelmann, Christian Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10419/325373 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z Strategic Information Selection https://hdl.handle.net/10419/325446 Title: Strategic Information Selection Authors: Preker, Jurek; Karos, Dominik Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10419/325446 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z Quantifying the Effects of Basic Income Programs in the Presence of Automation https://hdl.handle.net/10419/325419 Title: Quantifying the Effects of Basic Income Programs in the Presence of Automation Authors: Hansak, Alexander P. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10419/325419 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z