The mathematical framework of psychological game theory is useful for describing many
forms of motivation where preferences depend directly on one's own or others' beliefs. It …

Information is often embedded in memorable contexts, which may cue the asymmetric recall
of similar past news through associative memory. We design a theory-driven experiment, in …

We develop a framework for assessing when somebody will eventually notice that she has a
misspecified model of the world, premised on the idea that she neglects information that she …

This chapter, prepared for the Handbook of Labor Economics, presents a comprehensive
overview of how labor economists understand job search among the unemployed and how …

This review organizes the vibrant recent literature on the cognitive foundations of economic
decision-making. At a basic level, this entire literature studies imperfections in cognitive …

We study agents who are more likely to remember some experiences than others but update
beliefs as if the experiences they remember are the only ones that occurred. To understand …

How do students form beliefs about how their future career will depend on their choice of
college major? Using both nationally representative survey data and surveys that we …

Background Numerous studies have demonstrated that low, unstable, or contingent self-
esteem negatively affects youth development and is linked to adolescent psychopathology …

In this chapter we provide an introduction into how economists conceptualize beliefs. We
begin by describing how mainstream economists currently view beliefs: merely as an input …

Extant research on COVID-19 suggests that many socio-economic determinants, by affecting
personal behavior, have influenced the evolution of the pandemic. In this paper we study the …