Why are people so often overconfident? Peter Schwardmann finds that people tend to deceive themselves to better deceive others. We also like to believe what makes us happier – which may explain some of the success of fake news. This video was made during his research visit at briq in February 2018.
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Peter Schwardmann
ImagePeter Schwardmann is an assistant professor of economics at LMU Munich.
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