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Expected utility theory (EUT) is currently the standard framework which formally defines rational decision-making under … behaviour under utility theory is incompatible with scarcity of resources, making behaviour consistent with EUT irrational and …
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In this paper we provide choice-process experimental evidence that the attraction effect is a short-term phenomenon, that disappears when individuals are given time and incentives to revise their choices. The attraction (or decoy) effect is the most prominent example of context effects, and it...
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We challenge the standard definition of economic rationality as consistency by making use of a novel distinction … between axioms of decision theory: consistency and preference axioms. We argue that this distinction has been overlooked by … evidence raises doubts about the choice of language that equates consistency with rationality in economics. …
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We devise a new experimental game by nesting a voluntary contributions mechanism in a broader spectrum of incentive schemes. With it, we study tensions between egalitarianism, equity concerns, self-interest, and the need for incentives. In a 2x2 design, subjects either vote on or exogenously...
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