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This paper reports the results of a laboratory experiment in which probability weighting functions for risky gains were … high stakes condition, the probability to win vouchers associated with positive affect is underweighted and the probability … to win affect-poor vouchers is strongly underweighted. Substantial underweighting also prevails in all three domains in …
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explained by prospect theory. It deals with framing, the non-linearity of subjective probabilities, the disposition effect, and … markets in a computerized continuous double auction. The results (i) indicate that the framing of information influenced …
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help explain several anomalies associated with prospect theory, including probability weighting, loss aversion, and framing …, we find that framing affects choices because different formulations of a question provide different information about how …
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Empirical findings of the behaviour of small firms in several countries and of large firms in two countries, indicate that risk taking by some businesses differs from that indicated by the Prospect Theory. Enterprises headed by entrepreneurs are more risk-taking/risk-neutral in the area of...
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The present study investigates the effect of framing and legal role on the propensity to accept a settlement offer by … experiment that also asked participants to state their subjective probability of winning. This revealed that the propensity to …
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It is a well known empirical fact that actual option prices show persistent and systematic deviations from Black-Scholes option values. While a substantial number of enhancements have been proposed in the literature, these approaches typically leave investors’ preferences towards risk...
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This paper studies, both theoretically and experimentally, frame effects in the context of a public good game in which players have to make a costly contribution either i) to achieve or ii) not to lose a non excludable monetary prize. Our protocol leads to public good provision (not...
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thereby the likelihood and direction of framing effects. In Study 1 we manipulated the goal to increase, decrease or maintain … the commodity in question and found that when the goal of the task was to increase the commodity, a framing effect … consistent with those typically observed in the literature was found. When the goal was to decrease, a framing effect opposite to …
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One of the most important psychological barriers to conflict resolution is the rigid structure of the sociopsychological repertoire that evolves in societies immersed in intractable conflict. This article examines ways to overcome the rigidity of this repertoire in the context of the...
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Factors that may affect public support or opposition to U.S. military intervention in humanitarian crises around the …
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