On the Positive Effects of Overcon fident Self-Perception in Teams

Ludwig, Sandra; Wichardt, Philip C. und Wickhorst, Hanke (April 2011): On the Positive Effects of Overcon fident Self-Perception in Teams. Münchener Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Beiträge (VWL) 2011-11

Abstract

In this paper, we study the individual payoff effects of overconfident self-perception in teams. In particular, we demonstrate that the welfare of an overconfident agent in a team of one rational and one overconfident agent or a team of two overconfident agents can be higher than that of the members of a team of two rational agents. This result holds irrespective of the assumption about the agents' awareness of their colleague's bias. Moreover, we show that an overcondent agent is always better of when he is unaware of a potential bias of his colleague.

• Dokumententyp: Paper
• Keywords: Overconfidence, Team Production
• Fakultät: Volkswirtschaft ; Volkswirtschaft > Munich Discussion Papers in Economics
• Themengebiete: 300 Sozialwissenschaften > 300 Sozialwissenschaft, Soziologie ; 300 Sozialwissenschaften > 330 Wirtschaft
• JEL Classification: D21, D62, L23
• Sprache: Englisch

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