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Simultaneous over- and underconfidence : evidence from experimental asset markets
Maciejovsky, Boris; Kirchler, Erich - 2001
In this paper individual overconfidence within the context of an experimental asset market is investigated. Overall, 72 participants traded one risky asset on six markets of 12 participants each. The results indicate that individuals were not generally overconfident. Moreover, overconfidence was...
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Sequential versus independent commitment : an indirect evolutionary analysis of bargaining rules
Güth, Werner - 1998 - Rev.
Rational bargaining behavior depends crucially on the rules of bargaining, especially on whether parties decide sequentially or independently. Whereas in ultimatum bargaining the proposer can exploit the responder, independent commitments result in more balanced payoffs. To limit the scope of...
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Indirect evolution versus strategic delegation : a comparison of two approaches to explaining economic institutions
Dufwenberg, Martin; Güth, Werner - 1997
The two major methods of explaining economic institutions, namely by strategic choices or by (indirect) evolution, are compared for the case of a homogenous quadratic duopoly market. Sellers either can provide incentives for their agents to care for sales (amounts) or evolve as sellers who care...
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Framing effects on asset markets : an experimental analysis
Kirchler, Erich; Maciejovsky, Boris; Weber, Martin - 2001
In this paper we investigate four hypotheses which are inconsistent with expected utility theory, but may well be … explained by prospect theory. It deals with framing, the non-linearity of subjective probabilities, the disposition effect, and …) found little correspondence between different experimental risk elicitation methods. -- Prospect Theory ; Framing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009613618
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Why the rich are nastier than the poor : a note on optimal punishment
Huck, Steffen; Müller, Wieland - 1998
Studying evolutionarily successful behavior we show in a general framework that when individuals maximizing payoff differentials invest resources in punishing others. Interestingly, these investments are increasing in individuals, own wealth and decreasing in the wealth of others.
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The relevance of equal splits : on a behavioral discontinuity in ultimatum games
Güth, Werner; Huck, Steffen; Müller, Wieland - 1998
The findings on the ultimatum game are considered as belonging to the most robust experimental results. In this paper we present a slightly altered version of the mini ultimatum game of Bolton and Zwick (1995). Whereas in the latter exactly equal splits were feasible in our games these were...
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Evolutionary dynamics on infinite strategy spaces
Oechssler, Joerg; Riedel, Frank - 1998
. Finally, we apply this general theory to a number of applications like the Nash demand game, the War of Attrition, Cournot and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009578001
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Species survival and evolutionary stability in sustainable habitats : the concept of ecological stability
Aumann, Robert J.; Güth, Werner - 1998 - Rev.
(geno-) types as in evolutionary biology and game theory. Survival in inter- and intraspecies competition together with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009578002
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Scale economies and the dynamics of recurring auctions
Jeitschko, Thomas D.; Wolfstetter, Elmar - 1998
We analyze the dynamics of a game of sequential bidding in the presence of stochastic scale effects in the form of stochastic economies or diseconomies of scale. We show that economies give rise to declining expected equilibrium prices, whereas the converse is not generally true. Moreover,...
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Do banks crowd in or out business ethics? : an indirect evolutionary analysis
Güth, Werner - 1998 - Rev.
The evolution of trustworthiness as a major aspect of business ethics depends crucially on whether it can be signaled. If this is impossible, only opportunistic traders will survive. Whereas previous studies have analysed detection agencies (Güth and Kliemt, 1994 and 1998) or have substituted...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009578022