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Projection Bias

Projection Bias is a cognitive bias in behavioral economics whereby individuals inaccurately predict their future preferences or behaviors by overestimating the degree to which their current preferences, emotions, or physiological states will persist over time.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Psychology and Economics: Evidence from the Field

Stefano DellaVigna · Journal of Economic Literature · 2009 · 2.4K citations

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Projection Bias in Predicting Future Utility

George Loewenstein, Ted O’Donoghue, Matthew Rabin · The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 2003 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Social Projection of Transient Drive States

Leaf Van Boven, George Loewenstein · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · 2003 · 416 citations

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Projection Bias in Catalog Orders

Michael Conlin, Ted O’Donoghue, Timothy J. Vogelsang · American Economic Review · 2007 · 262 citations

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The Psychological Effect of Weather on Car Purchases*

Meghan R. Busse, Devin G. Pope, Jaren C. Pope et al. · The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 2014 · 255 citations

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Authors

151

  1. GL
    George Loewenstein

    Carnegie Mellon University, United States

    5 publications · 1.8K citations

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  2. NC
    Nickola C. Overall

    University of Auckland, New Zealand

    3 publications · 56 citations

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  3. MR
    Matthew Rabin

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    3 publications · 1.4K citations

    3

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  4. TO
    Ted O’Donoghue

    Cornell University, United States

    3 publications · 1.5K citations

    3

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  5. TD
    Tiziana de‐Magistris

    Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón, Spain

    2 publications · 32 citations

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Institutions

113

  1. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    3.8K citations

  2. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    1.8K citations

  3. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    1.5K citations

  4. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    559 citations

  5. Decision Sciences (United States)

    Fort Walton Beach, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    206 citations

  6. University of New Hampshire

    Durham, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    82 citations

  7. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    518 citations

  8. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    447 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 4 publications · 158 citations

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  2. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 3 publications · 464 citations

    3

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  3. Journal of Behavioral Finance

    JBF · 2 publications · 107 citations

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  4. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 2 publications · 194 citations

    2

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  5. The Quarterly Journal of Economics

    QJE · 2 publications · 1.4K citations

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