We examine in an experiment the causes, consequences and possible cures of myopic loss aversion (MLA) for investment … behaviour under risk. We find that both, investment horizons and feedback frequency contribute almost equally to the effects of … MLA. Longer investment horizons and less frequent feedback lead to higher investments. However, when given the choice …

paper we address two issues related to the effects of MLA on risky investment decisions. First, we assess the relative … impact of feedback frequency and investment flexibility (via the investment horizon) on risky investments. Second, given that … we observe higher investments with a longer investment horizon, we examine conditions under which investors might …

When investment is repeated, previous outcomes (winning/losing) as well as the current budget level (gain/loss domain … experiments initially conducted to investigate myopic-loss-aversion. We observe that investment is related to the number of … analysis is extended to settings with restricted flexibility concerning investment. …

’s interest in controlling who receives their private information. Participants of an experiment face the decision to share …

We study time preferences in a real-effort experiment with a one-month horizon. We report that two thirds of choices …

, individual differences, and emotions on behavioral responses to feedback frequency in an investment setting. Participants made … investment decisions in one of three feedback frequency conditions: (1) they received feedback after each round and had the … opportunity to make investment changes each time; (2) they received feedback after each round, but were only given the possibility …

risk aversion was implemented in a sample of former participants of the asset market experiment (32 persons). The presented …In this paper influence of behavioral factors (overconfidence and risk aversion) on financial decision making of … economic subjects is analyzed. For this purpose two kinds of experiments were conducted: asset market and risk aversion …

explained by avoiding cognitive dissonance as in Konow (2000). Our experiment's choice data is in line with this approach. In …