This paper examines systematically the attitude towards compound lottery by introducing three variants of symmetric uniform mean-preserving spread into stage-1 risk in a choice-based experimental setting. We do not observe consistent aversion to mean-preserving spread in the stage-1 risk. More...

The empirical literature points to a stylized phenomenon of increased demand for hope following adversity. Clotfelter and Cook (1989) suggest that hope is a key sentiment underpinning recreational gambling. Chew and Ho (1994) offer the view of hope being experienced in lottery products when...

This paper studies the market for monopolistically supplied sweepstakes. We derive equilibrium demands for fixed-prize and variable-prize sweepstakes and determine the profit maximizing prize level and payout ratio respectively. It can be profitable to offer each type of sweepstake when there...