New working paper alert: we provide a model of post-hoc rationalizations, driven by motives of (self-)esteem. We show how this can lead to groupthink, polarization, and a preference for echo chambers.

www.ifo.de/sites/defaul...

Excited about our new working paper "Giving as a self-control problem". We look at information avoidance as an emotion regulation strategy in charitable giving decisions. We find evidence for both strategic avoidance and strategic seeking of emotions.

Paper:
papers.tinbergen.nl/25023.pdf

Delighted that “Anticipatory Anxiety and Wishful Thinking” is forthcoming in the American Economic Review. Easily the most demanding paper of my career! Thankful to my co-authors for the collaboration and the fun.

www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

1/3 Glad our meta-study on Willful Ignorance is out in Psychological Bulletin 👇(open access).

shorturl.at/xADKQ

Thanks to Linh Vu, Shaul Shalvi, Margarita Leib and Ivan Soraperra for a great econ-psych cross-collaboration.