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Optimistic, but not in control: Life-orientation and the theory of mixed control
Urbig, Diemo; Monsen, Erik - 2009
Why are some people more optimistic about their life than others? Literature on locus of control suggests that optimism is associated with the belief that one's life outcomes are controlled by internal factors, such as ability, instead of external factors, such as powerful others or chance....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266644
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Optimistic, but not in Control: Life-Orientation and the Theory of mixed Control
Urbig, Diemo; Monsen, Erik - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Why are some people more optimistic about their life than others? Literature on locus of control suggests that optimism is associated with the belief that one’s life outcomes are controlled by internal factors, such as ability, instead of external factors, such as powerful others or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005051053
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Perceptions of efficacy, control, and risk: a theory of mixed control
Monsen, Erik; Urbig, Diemo - 2009
Based on the aggregated insights of the existing theories related to multiple sources of efficacy and locus of control, we introduce the theory of mixed control, a model of compound-risk perception. This theory considers outcome expectancies as being composed of expectancies regarding three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266690
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Framing of economic news and policy support during a pandemic: Evidence from an information experiment
Bareinz, Patrick; Koenings, Fabian - 2021
pessimistic macroeconomic expectations. Further evidence suggests that negative economic news are perceived as more credible and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012629042
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Perceptions of Efficacy, Control, and Risk: A Theory of Mixed Control
Monsen, Erik; Urbig, Diemo - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Based on the aggregated insights of the existing theories related to multiple sources of efficacy and locus of control, we introduce the theory of mixed control, a model of compound-risk perception. This theory considers outcome expectancies as being composed of expectancies regarding three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005090561
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Don't aim too high: the potential costs of high aspirations
Matthey, Astrid; Dwenger, Nadja - 2007
realistic expectations later on. This paper shows that the costs induced by high aspirations are not trivial. We first develop a … evidence from a lab experiment on the factor found to be crucial: the adjustment of reference states to changes in expectations …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263846
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Yesterday's expectation of tomorrow determines what you do today: the role of reference-dependent utility from expectations
Matthey, Astrid - 2008
The paper introduces the concept of adjustment utility, that is, referencedependent utility from expectations. It …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263858
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Don't aim too high: the potential costs of high aspirations
Matthey, Astrid; Dwenger, Nadja - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
realistic expectations later on. This paper shows that the costs induced by high aspirations are not trivial. We ?rst develop a … evidence from a lab experiment on the factor found to be crucial: the adjustment of reference states to changes in expectations …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005090462
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Yesterday's expectation of tomorrow determines what you do today: The role of reference-dependent utility from expectations
Matthey, Astrid - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
The paper introduces the concept of adjustment utility, that is, reference-dependent utility from expectations. It …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005051031
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Bubbles in hybrid markets: How expectations about algorithmic trading affect human trading
Farjam, Mike; Kirchkamp, Oliver - 2015
Bubbles are omnipresent in lab experiments with asset markets. But these experiments were (mostly) conducted in … effect algorithmic traders have we use a clean design where we can manipulate only the expectations of human traders. We find … clearly smaller bubbles if human traders expect algorithmic traders to be present. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010500166