People sometimes avoid information about the impact of their actions as an excuse to be
selfish. Such “willful ignorance” reduces altruistic behavior and has detrimental effects in …

We examine framing effects in nudging honesty, in the spirit of the growing norm-nudge
literature, by utilizing a high-powered and pre-registered study. Across four treatments …

There is an increasing pressure to give more wisely and effectively. There is, relatedly, an
increasing focus on charity performance metrics. Through a series of experiments, this paper …

People often prioritize their own interests, but also like to see themselves as moral. How do
individuals resolve this tension? One way to both pursue personal gain and preserve a …

A rich literature finds that individuals avoid information and suggests that avoidance is
driven by image concerns. This paper provides the first direct test of whether individuals …

Ignorance enables individuals to act immorally. This is well known in policy circles, in which
there is keen interest in lowering moral ignorance. In this paper, we study how the demand …

Motivated reasoning posits that people distort how they process information in the direction
of beliefs they find attractive. This paper creates a novel experimental design to identify …

Climate change is arguably one of the greatest challenges today. Although the scientific
consensus is that human activities caused climate change, a substantial part of the …

We investigate whether individuals self-select feedback that allows them to maintain their
motivated beliefs. In our lab experiment, subjects can choose the information structure that …

We experimentally investigate whether individuals strategically distort their beliefs about
dominant norms. Embedded in the context of lying, we systematically vary both the nature of …