What Comes to Mind

S-Tier
Journal: Quarterly Journal of Economics
Year: 2010
Volume: 125
Issue: 4
Pages: 1399-1433

Score contribution per author:

4.022 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We present a model of intuitive inference, called "local thinking," in which an agent combines data received from the external world with information retrieved from memory to evaluate a hypothesis. In this model, selected and limited recall of information follows a version of the representativeness heuristic. The model can account for some of the evidence on judgment biases, including conjunction and disjunction fallacies, but also for several anomalies related to demand for insurance.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:oup:qjecon:v:125:y:2010:i:4:p:1399-1433.
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25