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Gender and willingness to compete for high stakes
Buser, Thomas; Dolder, Dennie van; Assem, Martijn J. van den - 2020 - Version: February 2020
We examine gender differences in competitiveness, using a TV game show where the winner of an elimination competition plays a game of chance worth hundreds of thousands of euros. At several stages of the competition, contestants face a choice between continuing to compete and opting out in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012164690
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Malleable lies : communication and cooperation in a high stakes TV game show
Turmunkh, Uyanga; Assem, Martijn J. van den; Dolder, … - In: Management science : journal of the Institute for … 65 (2019) 10, pp. 4795-4812
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012118130
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Deal or no deal? : decision-making under risk in a large-payoff game show
Post, Thierry; Baltussen, Guido; Assem, Martijn J. van den - 2006
We examine the risky choices of contestants in the popular TV game show “Deal or No Deal” and related classroom experiments. Contrary to the traditional view of expected utility theory, the choices can be explained in large part by previous outcomes experienced during the game. Risk aversion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011348343
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Gender and Willingness to Compete for High Stakes
Buser, Thomas; van Dolder, Dennie; van den Assem, Martijn - 2020
We examine gender differences in competitiveness, using a TV game show where the winner of an elimination competition plays a game of chance worth hundreds of thousands of euros. At several stages of the competition, contestants face a choice between continuing to compete and opting out in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012233973
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Split or Steal? Cooperative Behavior When the Stakes Are Large
Assem, Martijn J. van den; Dolder, Dennie van; Thaler, … - In: Management Science 58 (2012) 1, pp. 2-20
We examine cooperative behavior when large sums of money are at stake, using data from the television game show <i>Golden Balls</i>. At the end of each episode, contestants play a variant on the classic prisoner's dilemma for large and widely ranging stakes averaging over $20,000. Cooperation is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990533
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Deal or No Deal? Decision-making under Risk in a Large-payoff Game Show
Post, Thierry; Baltussen, Guido; van den Assem, Martijn - 2006
We examine the risky choices of contestants in the popular TV game show “Deal or No Deal” and related classroom experiments. Contrary to the traditional view of expected utility theory, the choices can be explained in large part by previous outcomes experienced during the game. Risk aversion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325560
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Deal or No Deal? Decision-making under Risk in a Large-payoff Game Show
Post, Thierry; Baltussen, Guido; Assem, Martijn van den - Tinbergen Institute - 2006
We examine the risky choices of contestants in the popular TV game show “Deal or No Deal” and related classroom experiments. Contrary to the traditional view of expected utility theory, the choices can be explained in large part by previous outcomes experienced during the game. Risk aversion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005144515
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Deal or No Deal? Decision-making under Risk in a Large-payoff Game Show
Post, Thierry; Baltussen, Guido; Assem, Martijn van den - Tinbergen Instituut - 2006
We examine the risky choices of contestants in the popular TV game show “Deal or No Deal” and related classroom experiments. Contrary to the traditional view of expected utility theory, the choices can be explained in large part by previous outcomes experienced during the game. Risk aversion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257215