This study examines gender differences in overconfidence and decision-making in a high-stakes environment. Using data on more than 40,000 individual attempts from international freediving competitions, we provide evidence that women, on average, are less likely than men to overestimate their...

Alle Betrachtungen in dieser Arbeit sind betriebswirtschaftlich orientiert, werden also vom Standpunkt der Unternehmung aus angestellt. Deshalb steht im Mittelpunkt des Interesses die Frage, welchen Preis ein Unternehmen in einer Oligopolsituation unter Berücksichtigung der gegebenen...

A framework is proposed for organizing phenomena related to the (mis)prediction of utility, in particular neglecting adaptation. A categorization is introduced that accounts for asymmetries in misprediction. In decision-making, goods and activities satisfying extrinsic desires are more salient...

The ever greater role given to public participation by laws and regulations, in particular in the field of environmental management calls for new operational methods and tools for managers and practitioners. This paper analyses the potentials and the critical limitations of current approaches in...