Upset but (almost) correct: a conceptual replication of Di Tella, Perez-Truglia, Babino and Sigman (2015)

Eugenio Verrina

Journal of the Economic Science Association, 2023, vol. 9, issue 2, No 11, 327-336

Abstract: Abstract This paper provides a close conceptual replication of the study by Di Tella et al. (Am Econ Rev 105: 3416–42, 2015) on self-serving beliefs. The design differs in some aspects from the original study, but maintains its fundamental structure and uses a larger sample size. The main findings of the original study are not replicated. If anything, beliefs seem to be biased in the opposite direction. These results are discussed jointly with two other replication efforts by Ging-Jehli et al. (Games Econ Behav 122–341, 2020) and Ahumada et al. (Well excuse me! replicating and connecting excuse-seeking behaviors, 2022). The main conclusion is that self-serving beliefs about others in strategic settings seem to be quite sensitive and hard to capture.

Keywords: Self-serving beliefs; Conceptual replication; Altruism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C72 C91 D63 D64 D83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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