My favorite musician, Johann Sebastian Bach, was anything but a one-hit wonder. He composed numerous works. How many there were I will reveal at the end of this blog post. But for now, here’s a small ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lindsay Kohler is a behavioral scientist and future of work expert. According to new research out of HEC Paris, 83% of business ...

In this article, we attempt to explain the failure of many studies to show a link between entrepreneurs’ beliefs in their entrepreneurial skills and the actual or expected growth of their venture. By ...

But a new study suggests questioning those doubts can actually strengthen commitment. The research — led by Patrick Carroll, ...

The late psychologist Daniel Kahneman once said if he could wave a magic wand and get rid of any bias, he would choose overconfidence. However, overconfidence is here to stay. In a new study in ...

This article studies the causal effect of individuals' overconfidence and bounded rationality on information aggregation by using a new multiperiod game in which agents are rewarded for submitting ...

WASHINGTON -- People who see themselves as being in a higher social class may tend to have an exaggerated belief that they are more adept than their equally capable lower-class counterparts, and that ...