information at the principal's advantage, we test experimentally the principal's willingness to bias (overestimate or under …) principals do bias information, ii) agents trust the cheap-talk messages they receive and adjust their effort accordingly …

being uncertain in an interval. The initial response is subject to starting point bias. Our model provides an alternative … interpretation of the starting point bias in the dichotomous choice valuation surveys. Using the Exxon Valdez survey, we show that …

results emerge–(1) French students bid sincerely; and (2) no hypothetical bias exists. …

Hypothetical bias is a long-standing issue in stated preference and contingent valuation studies – people generally … hypothetical bias in demand elicitation exercises for both IV and HG values. For testbed purpose, we use a classic second …-price auction to elicit preferences. Comparing the demand curve we elicit in both, hypothetical bias unambiguously (i) vanishes in …

Herein we explore whether a solemn oath can eliminate hypothetical bias in a voting referenda, a design commonly … a hypothetical bias does not exist. Second, we cannot reject the hypothesis that people who sign an oath are as likely …

Eliciting sincere preferences for non-market goods remains a challenge due to hypothetical bias - the so-called gap …-world institution of the solenn oath can improve preference elicitation. Applying the social psychology theory on the oath as a truth …

improve preference elicitation. Applying the social psychology theory on the oath as a truth-telling-commitment device, we ask …