Arbeitspapier

Do consumers gamble to convexify?

The combination of credit constraints and indivisible consumption goods may induce some riskaverse individuals to play lotteries to have a chance of crossing a purchasing threshold. One implication of this is that income effects for individuals who choose to play lotteries are likely to be larger than for the general population. Using UK data on lottery wins, other windfalls and durable good purchases, we show that lottery players display higher income effects than non-players but only amongst those likely to be credit constrained. This is consistent with credit constrained, risk-averse agents gambling to convexify their budget set.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IFS Working Papers ; No. 11,07

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
Macroeconomics: Consumption; Saving; Wealth
Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
Thema
Gambling
Lotteries
Consumption
Durables

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Crossley, Thomas F.
Low, Hamish
Smith, Sarah
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)
(wo)
London
(wann)
2011

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Crossley, Thomas F.
  • Low, Hamish
  • Smith, Sarah
  • Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)

Entstanden

  • 2011

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