models. A central insight consists of recognizing that the evolution of agents' beliefs can be captured by defining a set of …. Once this kind of structure is imposed, it is possible to create a mapping between the evolution of agents' beliefs and …. Therefore, agents form expectations taking into account that their beliefs will evolve according to what they observe in the …

This paper examines whether and to what extent changes in beliefs about own HIV status induce changes in risky sexual … Diffusion and Ideational Change Project (MDICP), which contain detailed information on beliefs about HIV status and on sexual … behaviors. Many individuals change their beliefs over time, in part because of opportunities to get tested for HIV and …

This paper examines how beliefs about own HIV status affect sexual behavior. Risky behavior is measured as the … Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Project. Controlling for endogeneity between beliefs and risk-taking, we find that …

information about their own HIV status. This paper examines how beliefs about own HIV status affect risky sexual behavior using … between beliefs and risk-taking, we find that downward revisions in the subjective belief of being HIV positive lead to …

This paper examines whether and to what extent changes in beliefs about own HIV status induce changes in risky sexual … Diffusion and Ideational Change Project (MDICP), which contain detailed information on beliefs about HIV status and on sexual … behaviors. Many individuals change their beliefs over time, because of opportunities to get tested for HIV and informational …

This paper examines how beliefs about own HIV status affect decisions to engage in risky sexual behavior, as measured … behavioral model of the belief-risky behavior relationship. It then estimates the causal effect of beliefs on risky behavior in a …, arising from dependence of current beliefs on past risky behavior. Results show that downward revisions in the belief assigned …

. The agent is assumed to have a finite number of "states of mind" that quantify his beliefs about the relative likelihood …

This paper examines how beliefs about own HIV status affect decisions to engage in risky sexual behavior (as measured … by extramarital affairs) and analyzes the potential for interventions that influence beliefs, such as HIV testing and … 2006 and 2008 from the Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Project (MDICP). In the data, beliefs about HIV status vary …

models. A central insight consists of recognizing that the evolution of agents. beliefs can be captured by defining a set of …. Once this kind of structure is imposed, it is possible to create a mapping between the evolution of agents’ beliefs and …. Therefore, agents form expectations taking into account that their beliefs will evolve according to what they observe in the …

This paper examines how beliefs about own HIV status affect decisions to engage in risky sexual behavior using data on …). Beliefs vary significantly over time in the data, in part because of HIV testing and informational campaigns. We estimate the … effect of beliefs about own HIV status on risky behavior using a panel data estimator developed by Arellano and Carrasco …