to a consumer first, whereupon the consumer can express her trust by paying an interaction price before the expert’s … provision and charging decisions. We argue that the expert’s promise induces a commitment that triggers guilt if the promise is … experts make the predicted promise; (2) proper promises induce consumer-friendly behavior; and (3) higher interaction prices …

. In theory, poorly informed consumers can protect themselves from maltreatment through sellers by asking for second …

We develop a theory of the market for individual reputation, an indicator of regard by one’s peers and others. The … reputation? Using evidence for academic economists, we find that, conditional on its impact, the quantity of output has no or …

affects experts/non-experts in relevant areas; and (3) has substantially different impacts on economists with different … economists in 19 countries, we examine the effect of ideological bias on views among economists. Participants were asked to … evaluate statements from prominent economists on different topics, while source attribution for each statement was randomized …