Gender and preferences for performance feedback

K Coffman, D Klinowski - Management Science, 2024 - pubsonline.informs.org
Across multiple studies, we investigate whether there are gender differences in preferences
for receiving performance feedback. We vary many features of the feedback context: whether …

Measuring what is top of mind

We survey the recent literature in economics measuring what is on top of people's minds
using open-ended questions. We first provide an overview of studies in political economy …

Audi alteram partem: An experiment on selective exposure to information

G Montanari, S Nunnari - 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
We report the results of an experiment on selective exposure to information. A decision
maker interested in learning about an uncertain state of the world can acquire information …

The digital economy and markup: Based on herd behavior and peer effect

X Zhang, D Chen, Y Li - The Journal of International Trade & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The relationship between digital economy and signal information on firms 'markup has been
overlooked and not well explained, especially in the emerging economies. When there is …

Demand for information by gender: An experimental study

K Sharma, A Castagnetti - Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2023 - Elsevier
We study preferences for seeking information about one's own ability within a male-typed
task. Using a lab experiment, we study how women and men might differ in their preferences …

Gender differences in attribution of own outcomes

N Erkal, L Gangadharan, BH Koh - Available at SSRN, 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
Attribution theory seeks to explain how individuals perceive the causes of various events
and behaviors, which is particularly important since the actual causes, such as ability, effort …

Gender and Demand for Social Comparison Information

N Erkal, BH Koh, L Xu - Available at SSRN, 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
Self-assessment is important for decision making in education and career choice. An
important source of information in self-assessment is social comparison. While some …

Risk attitude and belief updating: theory and experiment

EYH Huang, BTK Leung - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Despite the importance of risk attitude in decision-making, its role in belief updating has
been overlooked. Using economic theory, we analyzed a dual-self equilibrium where an …

How underinvestment reduces underpricing

M Bade, H Hirth - International Journal of Finance & Economics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We develop an economic model demonstrating that firms can benefit from committing to
underinvestment. The model considers a firm's IPO, secondary‐market trading and …

[HTML][HTML] The ego is no fool: Absence of motivated belief formation in strategic interactions

G Burro, A Castagnetti - Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 2024 - Elsevier
We investigate whether individuals are more easily fooled by others when they enhance
their personal characteristics and abilities. We use an experiment in which participants …