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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2024
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
Working Paper No. 458
Verlag: 
University of Zurich, Department of Economics, Zurich
Zusammenfassung: 
Good decision-making requires understanding the causal impact of our actions. Often, we only have access to correlational data that could stem from multiple causal mechanisms with divergent implications for choice. Our experiments comprehensively characterize choice when subjects face conflicting causal interpretations of such data. Behavior primarily reflects three types: following interpretations that make attractive promises, choosing cautiously, and assessing the fit of interpretations to the data. We characterize properties of interpretations that obscure bad fit to subjects. Preferences for more complex models are more common than those reflecting Occam's razor. Implications extend to the Causal Narratives and Model Persuasion literatures.
Schlagwörter: 
Decision-making
causal mechanisms
causal narratives
model persuasion
causal interpretations
JEL: 
C91
D01
D83
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