Sebastien Brion

A status-enhancement account of overconfidence

March 1, 2012 • Working Papers • By Cameron Anderson, Jessica A. Kennedy and Sebastien Brion

Abstract In explaining the prevalence of the overconfident belief that one is better than others, prior work has focused on the motive to maintain high self-esteem, abetted by biases in…

Overconfidence and the Attainment of Status in Groups

April 1, 2010 • Working Papers • By Cameron Anderson and Sebastien Brion

Abstract Individuals who occupy positions of high status and authority tend to engage in overconfidence more than others. While prior work suggests that this excessive overconfidence is partly a product…