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_id: '9403'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Optimal decision making requires individuals to know their available options
    and to anticipate correctly what consequences these options have. In many social
    interactions, however, we refrain from gathering all relevant information, even
    if this information would help us make better decisions and is costless to obtain.
    This chapter examines several examples of “deliberate ignorance.” Two simple models
    are proposed to illustrate how ignorance can evolve among self-interested and
    payoff - maximizing individuals, and open problems are highlighted that lie ahead
    for future research to explore.
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author:
- first_name: Laura
  full_name: Schmid, Laura
  id: 38B437DE-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Schmid
  orcid: 0000-0002-6978-7329
- first_name: Christian
  full_name: Hilbe, Christian
  last_name: Hilbe
citation:
  ama: 'Schmid L, Hilbe C. The evolution of strategic ignorance in strategic interaction.
    In: Hertwig R, Engel C, eds. <i>Deliberate Ignorance: Choosing Not To Know</i>.
    Vol 29. Strüngmann Forum Reports. MIT Press; 2021:139-152.'
  apa: 'Schmid, L., &#38; Hilbe, C. (2021). The evolution of strategic ignorance in
    strategic interaction. In R. Hertwig &#38; C. Engel (Eds.), <i>Deliberate Ignorance:
    Choosing Not To Know</i> (Vol. 29, pp. 139–152). MIT Press.'
  chicago: 'Schmid, Laura, and Christian Hilbe. “The Evolution of Strategic Ignorance
    in Strategic Interaction.” In <i>Deliberate Ignorance: Choosing Not To Know</i>,
    edited by Ralph Hertwig and Christoph Engel, 29:139–52. Strüngmann Forum Reports.
    MIT Press, 2021.'
  ieee: 'L. Schmid and C. Hilbe, “The evolution of strategic ignorance in strategic
    interaction,” in <i>Deliberate Ignorance: Choosing Not To Know</i>, vol. 29, R.
    Hertwig and C. Engel, Eds. MIT Press, 2021, pp. 139–152.'
  ista: 'Schmid L, Hilbe C. 2021.The evolution of strategic ignorance in strategic
    interaction. In: Deliberate Ignorance: Choosing Not To Know. vol. 29, 139–152.'
  mla: 'Schmid, Laura, and Christian Hilbe. “The Evolution of Strategic Ignorance
    in Strategic Interaction.” <i>Deliberate Ignorance: Choosing Not To Know</i>,
    edited by Ralph Hertwig and Christoph Engel, vol. 29, MIT Press, 2021, pp. 139–52.'
  short: 'L. Schmid, C. Hilbe, in:, R. Hertwig, C. Engel (Eds.), Deliberate Ignorance:
    Choosing Not To Know, MIT Press, 2021, pp. 139–152.'
date_created: 2021-05-19T12:25:42Z
date_published: 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-02-23T13:57:04Z
day: '01'
department:
- _id: GradSch
- _id: KrCh
editor:
- first_name: Ralph
  full_name: Hertwig, Ralph
  last_name: Hertwig
- first_name: Christoph
  full_name: Engel, Christoph
  last_name: Engel
intvolume: '        29'
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
  url: https://esforum.de/publications/PDFs/sfr29/SFR29_09_Hilbe%20and%20Schmid.pdf
month: '03'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
page: 139-152
publication: 'Deliberate Ignorance: Choosing Not To Know'
publication_identifier:
  isbn:
  - 978-0-262-04559-9
publisher: MIT Press
quality_controlled: '1'
series_title: Strüngmann Forum Reports
status: public
title: The evolution of strategic ignorance in strategic interaction
type: book_chapter
user_id: 3E5EF7F0-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 29
year: '2021'
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