Abstract
I study, in an experimental setting, how individuals process news regarding the likelihood of an event that is desirable, but not ego-relevant. I hypothesize that individuals biasedly favor good news over bad news, but find no support for this hypothesis.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 96-99 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Economics Letters |
| Volume | 152 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 01 Mar 2017 |
Keywords
- Bayes’ rule
- Belief updating
- Optimism
- Wishful thinking
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