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(the favorite-longshot bias). I build a game theoretical model and show that the favorite-longshot bias is the equilibrium … play of the players with loss aversion, and that the degree of the favorite-longshot bias depends on the mental accounting … process the players use. -- loss aversion ; mental accounting ; parimutuel betting ; the favorite-longshot bias …
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to cognitive limitations. Our findings from a controlled laboratory experiment suggest that the two dimensions capture …
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We present results from a highly powered online experiment with 937 participants on Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) that … examined whether MTurkers exhibit myopic loss aversion (MLA). The experiment consisted of measuring MLA-compliant behavior in …
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Credence goods markets are characterized by asymmetric information concerning the needed and/or provided quality between experts and consumers. The functioning of the market heavily relies on trust on the side of the consumer as well as trustworthiness on the side of the expert. However, a great...
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(MLA). We present the results of a large-scale online experiment with 894 student participants. The study featured a two …
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Narrow bracketing in combination with loss aversion has been shown to reduce individual risk-taking. This is known as myopic loss aversion (MLA) and has been corroborated by many studies. Recent evidence has contested this notion indicating that MLA's applicability is confined to highly...
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show a bias towards assets with a familiar or homeland label, the model does not hold. This misdiversification against the …
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the nature of provided incentives. We conduct a 'lab in the field' experiment with internal auditors during two large … performance of the unit that they are auditing. We vary incentives in the experiment from individual (piece rate) to competitive …
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