A Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) in the health-care sector is used to test the lossaversion theory that is derived from reference-dependent preferences: The absolutesubjective value of a deviation from a reference point is generally greater when the deviationrepresents a loss than when the...

Experimental and field evidence show that people perceive and evaluate new risks differently from risks that are common. In particular, people get used to the presence of certain risks and become less eager to avoid them. We explain this observation by including risks in the reference states of...

Why should individuals that have exited their firm consider re-entering into entrepreneurship, i.e. become renascent entrepreneurs? According to the logic of economic models of firm dynamics there is no reason to re-enter into entrepreneurship following termination of a previous firm...

Amartya Sen has advanced a number of distinct arguments against utilitarianism and‘utility’-based views more generally. One of these invokes various ways in whichunderdogs can ‘adapt’ and learn to live with their situations. Sen’s argument is related toJon Elster’s discussion of...

In recent economic literature, there has been an increasing interest in modellingpreferences as endogenous. Some arguments go along the lines that institutions shapepreferences. This paper suggests that adopting a more substantive concept ofpreferences furthers our understanding of how they...

This report examines innovation in experiential services. These are serviceswhere the focus is on the experience of the customer when interacting with theorganisation, rather than just the functional benefits following from the productsand services delivered. The report is based on a continuing...

In the 40’s and early 50’ two decision theories were proposed and have since dominated the sceneof the fascinating field of decision-making. In 1944 – when von Neumann and Morgenstern showedthat if preferences are consistent with a set of axioms then it is possible to represent these...

This paper provides evidence on the hypothesis that many behavioral finance patterns are sodeeply rooted in human behavior that they are difficult to overcome by learning. We test thison a target group which has undoubtedly very strong incentives to learn efficient behavior,i.e. fund managers....

survey of fund managers reveals home bias for these sophisticated investorsin an unrestricted setting. Proximity, perceived informational advantage andhigher expected returns are confirmed as accompanying factors. In addition, thehome bias of equity managers is also related to institutional,...