Using a dynamic theory of preference formation, we investigate how information avoidance depends on whether the source is exogenous or endogenous (i.e. identical or tailored to individuals). Our model suggests that when information is exogenous, open-minded people are less likely to avoid...

We combine network formation and information transmission in a simple model and predict that people reveal less information when talking to those with a different identity. Furthermore, individuals prefer to talk to people with the same identity when there is a greater incentive to collect...

Using a dynamic theory of preference formation, we investigate how information avoidance depends on whether the source is exogenous or endogenous (i.e. identical or tailored to individuals). Our model suggests that when information is exogenous, open-minded people are less likely to avoid...

We combine network formation and information transmission in a simple model and predict that people reveal less information when talking to those with a different identity. Furthermore, individuals prefer to talk to people with the same identity when there is a greater incentive to collect...

Using a dynamic theory of preference formation in which people adopt worldviews, we investigate how information avoidance behavior depends on whether the source is exogenous or endogenous (i.e. identical or tailored to individuals). Our model suggests that when the information is exogenous,...

The aim of the present study was to comparatively assess the estrogenic effects using Chinese rare minnows Gobiocypris rarus, exposed to the effluents from four secondary wastewater treatment plants (SWTP A-D) and a tertiary wastewater treatment plant (TTP E) in north China. The final effluents...

We investigate how well firms can collude with partial communication in comparison to full communication. We find that firms vary their communication strategies with different network structures. In the network with either isolated firms or full communication, more players send "pure promises”...