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‘Let me dream on!’ Anticipatory Emotions and Preference for Timing in Lotteries
Kocher, Martin; Krawczyk, Michal; Winden, Frans van - Tinbergen Institute - 2009
emotions. This conjecture is tested in an experiment with real lottery tickets. We show that our theoretical considerations may …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008513217
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Deal or No Deal? Decision-making under Risk in a Large-payoff Game Show
Post, Thierry; Baltussen, Guido; Assem, Martijn van den - Tinbergen Institute - 2006
experiments. Contrary to the traditional view of expected utility theory, the choices can be explained in large part by previous … outcomes or surpassed by favorable outcomes. Our results point to reference-dependent choice theories such as prospect theory …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005144515
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Errors in Judicial Decisions
Sonnemans, Joep; Dijk, Frans van - Tinbergen Institute - 2008
verdict. In this experiment we examine the relationship between evidence of which the strength is known, subjective …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005209452
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Investment, Resolution of Risk, and the Role of Affect
Winden, Frans van; Krawczyk, Michal; Hopfensitz, Astrid - Tinbergen Institute - 2008
-based questionnaire before the experiment and participants’ preferences for resolution timing, risk, and time were incentive compatibly … measured during the experiment. Main findings are that delayed resolution can affect investment, that the effect depends on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005144438
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Social Preferences in Private Decisions
Linde, Jona; Sonnemans, Joep - Tinbergen Institute - 2012
Social preference models were originally constructed to explain two things: why people spend money to affect the earnings of others and why the income of others influences reported happiness. We test these models in a novel experimental situation where participants face a risky decision that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009391881
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Payment Choice, Image Motivation and Contributions to Charity
Soetevent, Adriaan R. - Tinbergen Institute - 2009
This study uses a door-to-door fundraising field experiment to examine the impact of different payment options on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005144452
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Grow rich while you sleep: Selection in Experiments with Voluntary Participation
Gautier, Pieter; Klaauw, Bas van der - Tinbergen Institute - 2006
-exchange experiment. The promotion campaign allowed guests to pay any non negative amount of money for a stay in one of 36 hotels in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005144564
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Do Experts' SKU Forecasts improve after Feedback?
Legerstee, Rianne; Franses, Philip Hans - Tinbergen Institute - 2011
We analyze the behavior of experts who quote forecasts for monthly SKU-level sales data where we compare data before and after the moment that experts received different kinds of feedback on their behavior. We have data for 21 experts located in as many countries who make SKU-level forecasts for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009322996
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Tournament Incentives in The Field: Gender Differences in The Workplace
Delfgaauw, Josse; Dur, Robert; Sol, Joeri; Verbeke, Willem - Tinbergen Institute - 2009
We ran a field experiment in a Dutch retail chain consisting of 128 stores. In a random sample of these stores, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004987442
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The Economics of Altruistic Punishment and the Demise of Cooperation
Egas, Martijn; Riedl, Arno - Tinbergen Institute - 2005
Explaining the evolution and maintenance of cooperation among unrelated individuals is one of the fundamental problems in biology and the social sciences. Recent experimental evidence suggests that altruistic punishment is an important mechanism to maintain cooperation among humans. In this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005137083