chapter Introduction -- part Part I To understand the answer, you first have to have a clear question -- chapter 1 The better ques tion: how much differ ent and how much similar -- chapter 2 Why we get stuck on the bad ques tion -- chapter 3 Statistical tools for analyz ing simil ar ity and...

Behavioral research has revealed how normal human cognitive processes can tend to lead us astray. But do these affect economic researchers, ourselves? This article explores the consequences of stereotyping and confirmation bias using a sample of published articles from the economics literature...