How do people form and update their beliefs? Leonardo Bursztyn talks about his own work on misperceived social norms, and about future avenues for field research into how people select and process information. This video was made while Leo was visiting briq in 2019.
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Leonardo Bursztyn
ImageLeonardo Bursztyn is a Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. His research interests include political economy, development economics, and behavioral economics. His current research uses field experiments to understand how individuals make schooling, consumption, political, and financial decisions—and in particular how these decisions are shaped by individuals’ social environment.
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