2 papers
econ.TH2026
The Depth and Reach of Exploitation: Contracting with Endogenously Naive Consumers
Benjamin Balzer, Benjamin Young
Consumers can invest resources to understand and avoid their behavioral mistakes, and their incentives to do so depend on the market consequences of remaining naive. We incorporate…
econ.TH2024
Mechanism Design with Endogenous Perception
Benjamin Balzer, Benjamin Young
We model endogenous perception of private information in single-agent screening problems, with potential evaluation errors. The agent's evaluation of their type depends on their co…