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Cognitive Dissonance, Pessimism, and Behavioral Spillover Effects
Dickinson, David L.; Oxoby, Robert J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This paper reports results from a unique two-stage experiment designed to examine the spillover effects of optimism and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822246
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Discrete Adjustment to a Changing Environment: Experimental Evidence
Khaw, Mel Win; Stevens, Luminita; Woodford, Michael - 2016
We conduct a laboratory experiment to shed light on the cognitive limitations that may affect the way decision makers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011615828
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Asset Integration, Risk Taking and Loss Aversion in the Laboratory
Morrison, William G.; Oxoby, Robert J. - 2019
We report on a laboratory experiment testing for the presence of loss aversion, as separate from risk aversion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012005969
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Loss aversion and intertemporal choice: A laboratory investigation
Oxoby, Robert J.; Morrison, William G. - 2010
We present results from a laboratory study of loss aversion in the context of intertemporal choice. We investigate whether the provision of (windfall) endowments results in different elicited discount rates relative to subjects who earn income or earn and retain the income for a period before...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269770
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Using Cognitive Dissonance to Manipulate Social Preferences
Oxoby, Robert J.; Smith, Alexander - 2014
We explore the role of cognitive dissonance in dictator and public goods games. Specifically, we motivate cognitive dissonance between one's perception of "fair treatment" and self-interested behaviour by having participants answer a question about fairness. Utilizing two manipulations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010398287
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Loss Aversion in the Laboratory
Morrison, William G.; Oxoby, Robert J. - 2014
We report the results of a laboratory experiment testing for the existence of loss aversion in a standard risk aversion … protocol (Holt and Laury, 2002). In our experiment, participants earn and retain money for a week before using it in an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010398320
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Loss Aversion in the Laboratory
Morrison, William G.; Oxoby, Robert J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
We report the results of a laboratory experiment testing for the existence of loss aversion in a standard risk aversion … protocol (Holt and Laury, 2002). In our experiment, participants earn and retain money for a week before using it in an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884160
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Using Cognitive Dissonance to Manipulate Social Preferences
Oxoby, Robert J.; Smith, Alexander - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
We explore the role of cognitive dissonance in dictator and public goods games. Specifically, we motivate cognitive dissonance between one's perception of “fair treatment” and self-interested behaviour by having participants answer a question about fairness. Utilizing two manipulations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884167
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Gender, Affect and Intertemporal Consistency: An Experimental Approach
McLeish, Kendra N.; Oxoby, Robert J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
We conduct experiments in which participants made multiple intertemporal decisions throughout a seven week period. In … addition to exploring dynamic consistency and the stability of single period discount rates, our experiments introduce a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703106
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Loss Aversion and Intertemporal Choice: A Laboratory Investigation
Oxoby, Robert J.; Morrison, William G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
We present results from a laboratory study of loss aversion in the context of intertemporal choice. We investigate whether the provision of (windfall) endowments results in different elicited discount rates relative to subjects who earn income or earn and retain the income for a period before...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008547897