Abstract
Recent studies suggest psychological differences between conservatives and liberals, including that conservatives are more overconfident. We use a behavioral political economy model to show that while this is undoubtedly true for election years in the current era, there is no reason to believe that conservative ideologies are intrinsically linked to overconfidence. Indeed, it appears that in 1980 and before, conservatives and liberals were equally overconfident.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 333-344 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | European Journal of Political Economy |
| Volume | 40 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Economics and Econometrics
- Political Science and International Relations
Keywords
- Behavioral political economy
- Extremeness
- Ideology
- Media
- Overconfidence