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Selling Fast and Buying Slow: Heuristics and Trading Performance of Institutional Investors

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Selling Fast and Buying Slow: Heuristics and Trading Performance of Institutional Investors

NBER Working Paper No. w29076

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 26 Jul 2021 Last Revised: 12 Jun 2023

Klakow Akepanidtaworn, Rick Di Mascio, Alex Imas and Lawrence Schmidt

University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, Inalytics Limited, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and MIT Sloan School of Management

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Artificial Writing and Automated Detection

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 26 Aug 2025 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2025

Brian Jabarian and Alex Imas

University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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Dynamic Inconsistency in Risky Choice: Evidence from the Lab and Field

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Dynamic Inconsistency in Risky Choice: Evidence from the Lab and Field

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2023-17

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 09 Feb 2023

Rawley Heimer, Zwetelina Iliewa, Alex Imas and Martin Weber

Arizona State University (ASU) - W.P. Carey School of Business, Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and University of Mannheim - Department of Banking and Finance

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Dynamic Inconsistency in Risky Choice: Evidence from the Lab and Field

NBER Working Paper No. w30910

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 06 Feb 2023 Last Revised: 17 Jun 2023

Rawley Heimer, Zwetelina Iliewa, Alex Imas and Martin Weber

Arizona State University (ASU) - W.P. Carey School of Business, Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and University of Mannheim - Department of Banking and Finance

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Agentic Interactions

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 08 Dec 2025 Last Revised: 02 Feb 2026

Alex Imas, Kevin Lee and Sanjog Misra

University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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A Cognitive Foundation for Perceiving Uncertainty

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Mental Models of Information: The Role of Attention and Memory

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2024-19

Number of pages: 93 Posted: 21 Feb 2024 Last Revised: 09 Dec 2025

J. Aislinn Bohren, Josh Hascher, Alex Imas, Michael Ungeheuer and Martin Weber

University of Pennsylvania, Yale University, School of Management, Students, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, Aalto University and University of Mannheim - Department of Banking and Finance

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A Cognitive Foundation for Perceiving Uncertainty

NBER Working Paper No. w32149

Number of pages: 94 Posted: 20 Feb 2024 Last Revised: 06 May 2026

J. Aislinn Bohren, Josh Hascher, Alex Imas, Michael Ungeheuer and Martin Weber

University of Pennsylvania, Yale University, School of Management, Students, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, Aalto University and University of Mannheim - Department of Banking and Finance

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Underreporting of AI Use: The Role of Social Desirability Bias

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 17 Sep 2025

Yier Ling, Alex Kale and Alex Imas

University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Computer Science and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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Hybrid Intelligence: A Paradigm for More Responsible Practice

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 27 Dec 2022

James Guszcza, David Danks, Craig R. Fox, Kristian J. Hammond, Daniel E. Ho, Alex Imas, James Landay, Margaret Levi, Jennifer M. Logg, Rosalind W. Picard, Manish Raghavan, Allison Stanger, Zachary Ugolnik and Anita Williams Woolley

Stanford University - Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Diego, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management, Northwestern University, Stanford Law School, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, Stanford University, Stanford University - Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Georgetown University - McDonough School of Business, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford University - Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University - Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and Carnegie Mellon University

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Art and the Machine: Why People Devalue AI-Generated Creative Work

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 16 Mar 2026

Graelin Mandel and Alex Imas

University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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Biases in Belief Updating Within and Across Domains

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Biases in Belief Updating Within and Across Domains

Number of pages: 98 Posted: 08 Sep 2025 Last Revised: 13 Dec 2025

Francesca Bastianello and Alex Imas

University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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Biases in Belief Updating Within and Across Domains

NBER Working Paper No. w34638

Number of pages: 99 Posted: 06 Jan 2026

Francesca Bastianello and Alex Imas

University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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Systemic Discrimination: Theory and Measurement

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Systemic Discrimination: Theory and Measurement

NBER Working Paper No. w29820

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 07 Mar 2022 Last Revised: 25 Jun 2023

J. Aislinn Bohren, Peter Hull and Alex Imas

University of Pennsylvania, Brown University and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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Systemic Discrimination: Theory and Measurement

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP17136

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 29 Mar 2022

J. Aislinn Bohren, Peter Hull and Alex Imas

University of Pennsylvania, Brown University and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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The Impact of Joint Versus Separate Prediction Mode on Forecasting Accuracy

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 03 Oct 2022

Alex Imas, Minah Jung, Silvia Saccardo and Joachim Vosgerau

University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, New York University (NYU) - Department of Marketing, Carnegie Mellon University and Bocconi University

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Social Dynamics of AI Adoption

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Social Dynamics of AI Adoption

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2025-144

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 04 Dec 2025

Leonardo Bursztyn, Alex Imas, Rafael Jiménez-Durán, Aaron Leonard and Christopher Roth

University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, Bocconi University, University of Chicago and University of Cologne

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Social Dynamics of AI Adoption

NBER Working Paper No. w34488

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 18 Nov 2025

Leonardo Bursztyn, Alex Imas, Rafael Jiménez-Durán, Aaron Leonard and Christopher Roth

University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, Bocconi University, University of Chicago and University of Cologne

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Time Preferences and Food Choice

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Time Preferences and Food Choice

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2023-128

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 29 Sep 2023

Andy Brownback, Alex Imas and Michael Kuhn

University of Arkansas, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and University of Oregon - Department of Economics

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Time Preferences and Food Choice

NBER Working Paper No. w31726

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 25 Sep 2023

Andy Brownback, Alex Imas and Michael Kuhn

University of Arkansas, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and University of Oregon - Department of Economics

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In Their Shoes

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In Their Shoes: Empathy Through Information

NBER Working Paper No. w32569

Number of pages: 103 Posted: 18 Jun 2024

Marianne Andries, Leonardo Bursztyn, Thomas Chaney, Milena Djourelova and Alex Imas

University of Southern California, University of Chicago, SciencesPo - Sciences Po - Department of Economics, Cornell University and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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Mimetic Dominance and the Economics of Exclusion: Private Goods in Public Context

CESifo Working Paper No. 8435

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 28 Jul 2020

Alex Imas and Kristof Madarasz

University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)

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Limits on Regret as a Tool for Incentive Design

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Limits on Regret as a Tool for Incentive Design

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2024-93

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 31 Jul 2024

Felipe A. Araujo, Alex Imas and Alistair J. Wilson

Lehigh University, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and University of Pittsburgh

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Limits on Regret as a Tool for Incentive Design

NBER Working Paper No. w32759

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 01 Aug 2024

Felipe A. Araujo, Alex Imas and Alistair J. Wilson

Lehigh University, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and University of Pittsburgh

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Jealousy of Trade: Exclusionary Preferences and Economic Nationalism

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Jealousy of Trade: Exclusionary Preferences and Economic Nationalism

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2025-138

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 29 Oct 2025

Alex Imas, Kristof Madarasz and Heather Sarsons

University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, London School of Economics and Political Science and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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Jealousy of Trade: Exclusionary Preferences and Economic Nationalism

NBER Working Paper No. w34351

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 14 Oct 2025

Alex Imas, Kristof Madarasz and Heather Sarsons

University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, London School of Economics and Political Science and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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Superiority-Seeking and the Preference for Exclusion

NBER Working Paper No. w30334

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 08 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 21 May 2023

Alex Imas and Kristof Madarasz

University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and London School of Economics and Political Science

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Artificial Writing and Automated Detection

NBER Working Paper No. w34223

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 09 Sep 2025 Last Revised: 17 Sep 2025

Brian Jabarian and Alex Imas

University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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The Impact of Joint versus Separate Prediction Mode on Forecasting Accuracy

NBER Working Paper No. w30611

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 31 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023

Alex Imas, Minah Jung, Silvia Saccardo and Joachim Vosgerau

University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, New York University (NYU) - Department of Marketing, Carnegie Mellon University and Bocconi University

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Bounded Rationality in Strategic Decisions: Undershooting in a Resource Pool-Choice Dilemma

Management Science 2021

Posted: 18 Jan 2023

Christopher Hsee, Ying Zeng, Xilin Li and Alex Imas

University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, University of Colorado at Boulder - Leeds School of Business, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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Biases in Belief Updating Within and Across Domains

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Systemic Discrimination: Theory and Measurement

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Social Dynamics of AI Adoption

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In Their Shoes: Empathy Through Information

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Jealousy of Trade: Exclusionary Preferences and Economic Nationalism

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Artificial Writing and Automated Detection

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