Pragmatic Beliefs and Overconfidence

14 Pages Posted: 7 Feb 2000

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Hans K. Hvide

University of Bergen - Department of Economics; University of Aberdeen - Business School; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Abstract

Several studies indicate that humans are overconfident about their own (relative) abilities. The paper proposes a notion of pragmatic beliefs, and shows through an example that this concept can shed light on why overconfidence emerges. Through the example, we also shed light on the idea that that 'bounded rationality' may arise endogenously in a game - without assuming complexity costs.

JEL Classification: C7, C9, D8, J0

Suggested Citation

Hvide, Hans, Pragmatic Beliefs and Overconfidence. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=204648 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.204648

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