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Development of the loss aversion questionnaire [PDF]

, 2011
Little is known about individual differences in loss aversion. This is particularly surprising if one considers the strong emphasis on individual differences in both economics and psychology.
Buelens, Marc, De Baets, Shari
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Access to Finance and Innovation in the Canadian Food Processing

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Innovation is a presumed channel through which finance affects productivity, yet there is limited research testing the relationship between finance and innovation in the food manufacturing sector. The purpose of the paper is to explore the determinants (e.g., financing, R&D, firm size, expenditure on innovation) of the adoption of innovation ...
Getu Hailu, Deepananda Herath
wiley   +1 more source

Omission matters: Reframing omission as action reduces apparent loss aversion

Judgment and Decision Making
Loss aversion is considered a fundamental principle explaining risk-averse behavior in small-stakes gambling. However, this interpretation confounds loss aversion, with a preference for inaction over action.
Kazuhisa Nagaya, Fuminori Ono, Kazuya Nakayachi   +2 more
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Loss Aversion as a Potential Factor in the Sunk-Cost Fallacy

International Journal of Psychological Research, 2019
The sunk-cost fallacy (SCF) occurs when an individual makes an investment with a low probability of a payoff because an earlier investment was made. The investments may be time, effort, or money.
Veronika Tait, Harold L. Miller
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Probability Distortion and Loss Aversion in Futures Hedging [PDF]

We analyze how the introduction of probability distortion and loss aversion in the standard hedging problem changes the optimal hedge ratio. Based on simulated cash and futures prices for soybeans, our results indicate that the optimal hedge changes ...
Pennings, Joost M.E., Garcia, Philip, Mattos, Fabio   +2 more
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Testing the Marketing Performance of German Wheat Farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyses the marketing performance of wheat farmers in Germany. Wheat sales data from 465 individual farms over a 12‐year period are used to test against different market benchmarks. Market benchmarks are constructed by simulating passive trading agents using regional wheat prices.
Franziska Potts, Jens‐Peter Loy
wiley   +1 more source

An experimental test of loss aversion and scale compatibility [PDF]

This paper studies two important reasons why people violate procedure invariance, loss aversion and scale compatibility. The paper extends previous research on loss aversion and scale compatibility by studying loss aversion and scale compatibility ...
José Luis Pinto, Han Bleichrodt
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Does a Specialized Niche Market Vegetable Processor Enjoy Bargaining Power?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agribusiness companies may achieve competitive advantage through specialization within niche markets. One such niche is the fresh‐cut fruit and vegetable market, which has been steadily growing in Germany. This study examines whether the specialization of a German fresh‐cut producer grants it with market power within this niche market.
Nikolas Bublik, Franziska Mittag, Laura Hellstern, Sebastian Hess   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Loss aversion and duration of residence

Demographic Research, 2016
Background: Studies of internal migration ask who moves, why they move, and what are the consequences - to themselves, their origin, and their destination.
Philip S. Morrison, William A.V. Clark
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Psychological and environmental determinants of myopic loss aversion [PDF]

Each economic actor is characterized by his own evaluations, traits, and strategies. Although heterogeneity of economic actors is widely acknowledged, little is known about the factors causing it.
Hopfensitz, Astrid, Wranik, Tanja
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