There are two different occasions upon which we examine our own conduct, and endeavour to view it in the light in which the impartial spectator would view it: first, when we are about to act; and, secondly, after we have acted. Our views are apt to be very partial in both cases; but they are apt to be most partial when it is of most importance that they should be otherwise.
- Adam Smith, The Theory of the Moral Sentiments, 1759, part III, chapter IV
Working Papers
How to Reduce Misinformation: The Role of Competition and Fact-Checking [with Lucas Rentschler]
Motivated Beliefs to Excuse Selfishness in Charitable Giving
Genetic Data Sharing [with M Wooders, B Malin, and E Vorobeychik]
Behavioral Effects of Minimum Wage on Informal Sector Wages [draft available on request]