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This dissertation examines decisions and belief formation in a variety of experimental settings. Chapter 1 examines how individuals form self-serving beliefs to justify selfish actions against others. The second chapter investigates how social and self-image can affect an individual’s decision to be charitable. The third chapter uses the mobile application Prometheus to conduct a field-style experiment to study how individuals search for information, process information and ultimately make a decision using various types of information.
Advisor: | Andreoni, James |
Commitee: | Carson, Richard, Coleman, Todd, Crawford, Vincent, Eyler, Lisa |
School: | University of California, San Diego |
Department: | Economics |
School Location: | United States -- California |
Source: | DAI-A 77/10(E), Dissertation Abstracts International |
Source Type: | DISSERTATION |
Subjects: | Economics |
Keywords: | Belief formation, Decision-making, Self-image |
Publication Number: | 10128336 |
ISBN: | 978-1-339-86348-1 |