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| Type | Journal Article |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | Outcome bias in self-evaluations: Quasi-experimental field evidence from Swiss driving license exams |
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| Item Subtype | Original Work |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published in final form |
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| Journal Title | Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Geographical Reach | international |
| ISSN | 0167-2681 |
| Volume | 201 |
| Page Range | 292 - 309 |
| Date | 2022 |
| Abstract Text | Exploiting a quasi-experimental field setting, we examine whether people are outcome biased when self-evaluating their past decisions. Using data from Swiss driving license exams, we find that candidates who narrowly passed the theoretical driving exam are significantly less likely to pass the subsequent practical driving exam – which is taken several months after the theoretical exam – than those who narrowly failed. Those candidates who passed the theoretical exam on their first attempt receive more objections regarding their momentary, on-the-spot decisions in the practical exam, consistent with the idea that the underlying behavioral difference is worse preparation. |
| Free access at | DOI |
| Digital Object Identifier | 10.1016/j.jebo.2022.07.013 |
| Other Identification Number | merlin-id:22606 |
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