changing preferences and focusing attention. The resulting Limited Attention Status Quo Bias model can explain both the finding … both attention and preference channels are necessary to explain the impact of status quo on choice. …

attention in ways that distort decision-making and trap people in poverty? We examine these issues using real-life shocks faced … reallocate attention to scarce-resource tasks. These results broaden our understanding of the impacts of uncertainty by exploring …

We propose a model of competitive attention based on two key premises: i) People have limited information processing …

their costs are below the expected mean cost. Disclosure reduces consumer surplus when the disclosing firm's costs are below … the expected mean cost. The effect of disclosure on social welfare depends on the parameters of the problem. Finally, I … analyze the incentive of firms to agree to exchange information when disclosure exposes a firm to the risk of antitrust …