We examine whether the desire for more information is people's dominant motive for reading economic and political news … experimentally vary people's beliefs about the informativeness of news. Inconsistent with the desire for more information being the … information reduce their demand for news from this newspaper. Furthermore, treated respondents who think that a news outlet is …

What motivates individuals to participate in social activism? Do awareness campaigns and information about others … combat health sector fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic. In different treatment groups, we either provide information about … the three forms of activism. Providing information and correcting downward biased beliefs about others increases petition …

Using a randomized information experiment embedded in a representative survey, we study households' economic … happening in the economy shortly after the pandemic outbreak. Households that receive information on experts' views on the … holds for households that receive information on major monetary and fiscal stimulus measures announced in response to the …

This chapter provides a survey of the recent work on learning in the context of macroeconomics. Learning has several … roles. First, it provides a boundedly rational model of how rational expectations can be achieved. Secondly, learning acts … as a selection device in models with multiple REE (rational expectations equilibria). Third, the learning dynamics …