Gneezy, Uri; Saccardo, Silvia; Serra-Garcia, Marta; van … - 2020
Expert advice is often biased in ways that benefit the advisor. We demonstrate how self-deception helps advisors be … privately evaluating the investments. Consistent with self-deception, learning about the incentive before evaluating the options … affects advisors' beliefs and preferences over the investments. Biased advice persists with minimal justifications but is …