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achievements; what remains can be interpreted as (over)confidence. In this paper we study overconfidence using a sample of about … and each student produces a forecast for each of the three exams. Students' expectations are not rational and most of … helpful: given the same academic achievement students with larger confidence get higher exam grades. Female students are less …
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The motivation value of confidence postulates that individual effort provision is increasing in beliefs on one's own …
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The motivation value of confidence postulates that individual effort provision is increasing in beliefs on one's own …
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subjects' self-confidence. Our novel experimental design allows us to disentangle selection into insurance from the effects of …
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We study the pattern of correlations across a large number of behavioral regularities, with the goal of creating an empirical basis for more comprehensive theories of decision-making. We elicit 21 behaviors using an incentivized survey on a representative sample (n = 1;000) of the U.S....
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subjects' self-confidence. Our novel experimental design allows us to disentangle selection into insurance from the effects of …
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I investigate whether two mechanisms leading to biased beliefs about success, overconfidence and competition neglect, influence decisions to enter competitive environments. I use a controlled laboratory setting that allows to elicit belief distributions related to absolute as well as relative...
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