Replication data for: Diverging Opinions
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) James Andreoni; Tymofiy Mylovanov
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Project Citation:
Andreoni, James, and Mylovanov, Tymofiy. Replication data for: Diverging Opinions. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2012. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114394V1
Project Description
Summary:
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People often see the same evidence but draw opposite conclusions, becoming polarized over time. More surprisingly, disagreements persist even when they are commonly known. We derive a model and present an experiment showing that opinions can diverge when one-dimensional opinions are formed from two-dimensional information. When subjects are given sufficient information to reach agreement, however, disagreement persists. Subjects discount information when it is filtered through the actions of others, but not when it is presented directly, indicating that common knowledge of disagreement may be the result of excessive skepticism about the decision-making skills of others. (JEL C92, D82, D83)
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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C92 Design of Experiments: Laboratory, Group Behavior
D82 Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
D83 Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
C92 Design of Experiments: Laboratory, Group Behavior
D82 Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
D83 Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
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