This thesis consists of five chapters that contribute to understanding the consequences, measurement, and origins of heterogeneity in preferences. Underneath this overarching topic, several different threads are weaving ......

This thesis consists of three essays that study the distribution of individual preferences, how they shape social interactions and translate into collective outcomes, and how they interact with the decision environment to ...

This thesis comprises three chapters, each serving as an independent research paper. Collectively, they all revolve around exploring individual decision making, with particular emphasis on the role of expectations and ...