bequests. This leads us to explore the role of beliefs, financial literacy and portfolio decisions in explaining this genetic … gradient in wealth.We show that individuals with lower genetic scores are more prone to reporting "extreme beliefs" (e …

We conduct a laboratory experiment to study how locus of control operates through people's preferences and beliefs to … of control and beliefs about the return to effort. We find that internal locus of control is linked to the preference for …

the social problem, correct misaligned beliefs about others' willingness to act, or both. Participants are then cross … the three forms of activism. Providing information and correcting downward biased beliefs about others increases petition …

and treat correlated information as independent. In consequence, people's beliefs are excessively sensitive to well …-connected information sources, implying a pattern of overshooting beliefs. Additionally, in an experimental asset market, correlation …

update their beliefs about the probability of being audited, both before and after audits are definitely withdrawn. We find … that when individuals have initially experienced systematic audits, they decrease both their beliefs and their … irregular, they maintain high beliefs about the probability of being audited and continue cooperating long after audits have …

, imagination and independence in children) to five different measures of religiosity, including beliefs and attendance. We control …