期刊
ECONOMICS LETTERS
卷 161, 期 -, 页码 154-156出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2017.09.037
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Decision making for others; Risk taking; Loss aversion; Experiment
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- Institute for Management Research
Risky decisions are at the core of economic theory. While many of these decisions are taken on behalf of others rather than for oneself, the existing literature finds mixed results on whether people take more or less risk for others then for themselves. Recent studies suggest that taking decisions for others reduces loss aversion, thereby increasing risk taking on behalf of others. To test this, we elicit loss aversion in three treatments: making risky decisions for oneself, for one other subject, or for the decision maker and another person combined. We find a clear treatment effect when making decisions for others but not when making decisions for both. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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