Using a controlled laboratory experiment, we test the effect of individual versus group when making judgmental forecasting adjustments. When individuals make decisions, especially that are exacting task like forecasting, they often feel anxious. Yet, when groups make decisions, they feel less...

In den unterschiedlichsten Teilgebieten der Wirtschaftswissenschaften erfreuen sich statistische Methoden aufgrund der stetig steigenden Komplexität der Fragestellungen immer grösserer Beliebtheit. In der Disziplin des quantitativen Marketings können hochentwickelte Methoden den nötigen...

We present new evidence on the relationship between health behaviors and experimental measures of risk and time preferences and introduce evidence that perceived control - a measure incorporated from the health psychology literature - is a stronger and more consistent predictor of health...