Michael Thaler

University College London - Drayton House

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London, WC1H 0QB

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Polarization and Public Health: Partisan Differences in Social Distancing During the Coronavirus Pandemic

NBER Working Paper No. w26946
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 13 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 16 Feb 2023
Hunt Allcott, Levi Boxell, Jacob Conway, Matthew Gentzkow, Michael Thaler and David Y. Yang
New York University (NYU), Independent, Stanford University, Stanford University, University College London - Drayton House and Harvard University
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The Fake News Effect: Experimentally Identifying Motivated Reasoning Using Trust in News

Number of pages: 85 Posted: 08 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 18 Aug 2021
Michael Thaler
University College London - Drayton House
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motivated reasoning, biased beliefs, polarization, fake news

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Overinference from Weak Signals and Underinference from Strong Signals

MIT Sloan Research Paper No. 6830-22
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 30 Dec 2022 Last Revised: 13 May 2023
Ned Augenblick, Eben Lazarus and Michael Thaler
University of California, Berkeley - Economic Analysis & Policy Group, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business - Finance Group and University College London - Drayton House
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The Supply of Motivated Beliefs

Number of pages: 115 Posted: 06 Jul 2023 Last Revised: 30 Sep 2023
Michael Thaler
University College London - Drayton House
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Good News Is Not a Sufficient Condition for Motivated Reasoning

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 13 Mar 2023
Michael Thaler
University College London - Drayton House
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motivated reasoning, belief-based utility, experimental economics