BRUCE, ALISTAIR C.; JOHNSON, JOHNNIE E. V.; PEIRSON, JOHN D. - In: Economica 76 (2009) 302, pp. 282-303
We develop a model to explain the differential incidence of the favourite-longshot bias in parallel sectors of the pari-mutuel horserace betting market. Hypotheses are derived from the model and these are tested, using UK data, to explore the origins of the bias. Significant variations in the...