In this paper we present an experiment on the false consensus effect. Unlike previous experiments, we provide monetary … provide information about other subjects' choices. There we find no false consensus effect. At an aggregate level, subjects … not provide information. …

A model is developed to understand how norms can be influenced by "norm entrepreneurs", e.g. lawmakers, government … introduced (e.g. fines or subsidies imposed by government agencies) to violate existing norms or follow a new code of behavior … different types of norms. -- social norms ; regulation ; conformity …

carriers and finitely supported IID noise is studied. Two statistics T1, Ts, based on maximization of Shannon Information (SI … of given cardinality and the output sequence. Here N is the number of experiments and t is the total number of variables …. Both statistics are shown to be asymptotically as efficient as the ML-test for the corresponding classes of joint empirical …

In standard rational choice modelling decisions are made according to given information and preferences. In the model … presented here the 'information technology' of individual decision makers as well as their preferences evolve in a dynamic …