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We challenge the standard definition of economic rationality as consistency by making use of a novel distinction … evidence raises doubts about the choice of language that equates consistency with rationality in economics. … between axioms of decision theory: consistency and preference axioms. We argue that this distinction has been overlooked by …
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How do human beings make decisions when, as the evidence indicates, the assumptions of the Bayesian rationality … rationality, with particular emphasis on growing formalization of those departures, which add necessary precision. We also explore … the relationship between bounded rationality and libertarian paternalism, or nudges, and show that some recent objections …
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Behavioral economics provides insights into how people process information and make decisions. It also helps to explain why and how people tend to make decisions that are not in their best interest, as opposed to what rational choice theory would suggest. This chapter provides an introduction to...
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Is being informed about nudging detrimental to the effect of the nudge? This paper reports results from an experimental study (n = 623) testing the effects of transparency on the effectiveness of a default nudge while controlling for reactance and decision time. Overall, the data show that more...
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In economic theory, an agent chooses from available alternatives-modeled as a set. In decisions in the field or in the lab, however, agents do not have access to the set of alternatives at once. Instead, alternatives are represented by the outside world in a structured way. Online search results...
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Current time allocation and household production models face three major weaknesses: First, they only describe the average time allocation. Thus, information about the order of activities is lost. Therefore, it is impossible to describe the influence of activities on later ones. Such...
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problem can be treated in different ways in a wider perspective of ecological rationality by approaches of resolution …
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Preference reversals across decision contexts (e.g., acquisition versus forfeiture) and elicitation procedures (e.g., choice versus willingness-to-pay; WTP) provide foundational evidence that consumers’ preferences are constructed––not revealed––in the decision-making process. We...
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Inter-temporal decisions involves assigning values to various payoffs occurring at different temporal distances. Past research has used different approaches to study these decisions made by humans and animals. For instance, considering that people discount future payoffs at a constant rate...
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Is being informed about nudging detrimental to the effect of the nudge? This paper reports results from an experimental study (n = 623) testing the effects of transparency on the effectiveness of a default nudge while controlling for reactance and decision time. Overall, the data show that more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014345559