Arbeitspapier

Limited attention and status quo bias

We introduce and axiomatically characterize a model of status quo bias in which the status quo affects choices by both changing preferences and focusing attention. The resulting Limited Attention Status Quo Bias model can explain both the finding that status quo bias is more prevalent in larger choice sets and that the introduction of a status quo can change choices between non-status quo alternatives. Existing models of status quo bias are inconsistent with the former finding while models of decision avoidance are inconsistent with the latter. We report the results of laboratory experiments which show that both attention and preference channels are necessary to explain the impact of status quo on choice.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Working Paper ; No. 2014-11

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
Thema
Status Quo Bias
Reference Dependence
Attention
Revealed Preference

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Dean, Mark
Kibris, Özgür
Masatlioglu, Yusufcan
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Brown University, Department of Economics
(wo)
Providence, RI
(wann)
2014

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Dean, Mark
  • Kibris, Özgür
  • Masatlioglu, Yusufcan
  • Brown University, Department of Economics

Entstanden

  • 2014

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