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In this paper I attempt to reconcile the apparent definiteness of econometric practice with the vagueness of subjective probabilities assumed in Knightian decision theory. I argue that some standard uses of classical inference are Knightian in spirit, even though the formal justification of...
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models of social learning to investigate the micro-level mechanisms. We find that overconfidence and conservatism contribute …
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models of social learning to investigate the micro-level mechanisms. We find that overconfidence and conservatism contribute …
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The calibration of probability or confidence judgments concerns the association between the judgments and some estimate of the correct probabilities of events. Researchers rely on estimates using relative frequencies computed by aggregating data over observations. We show that this approach...
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This paper aims to identify signs of overconfidence among corn producers in south and central-west Brazil. Over the … less than the market variance. Finally, the paper concludes that the overconfidence effect can partially explain the low …
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Overprecision is the most robust type of overconfidence. We present a new method that significantly reduces this bias …
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