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In this paper, we test the realization effect, i.e., that risk-taking increases after a paper loss, whereas risk-taking decreases after a realized loss, using gambling data from a real casino. During a particular casino visit, losses are likely perceived as paper losses because the chance to...
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Since business activities are generally subject to uncertainties, dealing with risk is essential. Principals are generally assumed to maximize their expected value and therefore act in a risk-neutral manner by diversifying their portfolio. Agents, however, often deviate from maximizing their...
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This paper reports the results of an experiment that brings together psychological measures of competence and … ambiguous lotteries in a financial decision context. The experiment can be viewed in two parts. The first part replicates an … used to explain elicited certainty equivalents in the second part of the experiment. Certainty equivalents were elicited …
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