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This paper examines reference-dependent stopping in repeated risky decisionmaking and its relation to skill dependence and individual ability. Using field data from online heads-up poker tournaments, …
Xiaogeng Xu, Satu Metsälampi, Michael Kirchler, Kaisa Kotakorpi, Peter Hans Matthews, and Topi Miettinen
Received wisdom holds that income rank matters for life satisfaction, but causal evidence on the nature and impact of income comparisons is limited. We randomize individuals from a representative …
Chasing and the house money effect are well-known phenomena in dynamic environments of risky activities such as investment decisions or gambling. Recent studies suggest that such behavior emerges …
Xiaogeng Xu, Satu Metsälampi, Michael Kirchler, Kaisa Kotakorpi, Peter Hans Matthews and Topi Miettinen
Received wisdom holds that income rank matters for life satisfaction. In much of the literature, however, income comparisons are limited to the national population and evidence is correlational. In …
This paper considers average inflation targeting (AIT) policy in a New Keynesian model with adaptive learning agents. Our analysis raises concerns regarding robustness of AIT when agents have …