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This paper analyzes 12,596 wagering decisions of 6,064 contestants in the US game show Jeopardy!, focusing on the anchoring phenomenon in financial decision-making. We find that contestants anchor heavily on the initial dollar value of a clue in their wagering decision, even though there exists...
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of a well-established, robust bias. Individual and group biasedness in three economically relevant domains are compared …
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of a well-established, robust bias. Individual and group biasedness in three economically relevant domains are compared …
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We investigate how the anchoring effect-a well-established cognitive bias-influences the full distribution of …
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and related theories of political ignorance and bias. Providing stronger psychological foundations for rational ignorance …
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Firms often face choices about when to upgrade and what to upgrade to. We discuss this in the context of upgrading to a new technology (for example, a new computer system), but it applies equally to the upgrading of processes (for example, a new organizational structure) or to individual choices...
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Do individuals anticipate present bias in others? This paper jointly investigates beliefs about one's own and others …' present bias. In an online experiment, participants engaged in a real-effort task display little awareness of their own … present bias, but anticipate present bias in others. Structurally, I estimate a present bias parameter β of 0.82. Participants …
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elaborated. These decisions are taken by individuals that constantly rely on their intuition and heuristics to support their … decision-making processes. Although heuristics tend to be very helpful, in many cases, they can lead to cognitive biases. This …
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elements together, the author presents a seminal model combining preferences and heuristics to explain choices in the …
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