Arbeitspapier
Defaults, Normative Anchors and the Occurrence of Risky and Cautious Shifts
Choice shifts occur when individuals advocate a risky (safe) decision when acting as part of a group even though they prefer a safe (risky) decision when acting as individuals. Even though research in psychology and economics has produced a mass of evidence on this puzzling phenomenon, there is no agreement about which mechanism produces choice shifts. In an experiment, we investigate the performance of two prominent mechanisms that have been proposed to explain the phenomenon; (i) rank-dependent utility and (ii) a desire to conform to the wishes of the majority. The evidence provides clear support for the conformity explanation.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper ; No. 17-083/I
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations
Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
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risky shift
cautious shift
conformity
diffusion of responsibility
rank-dependent utility
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Jagau, Stephan
Offerman, Theo
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Veröffentlichung
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Tinbergen Institute
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Amsterdam and Rotterdam
- (when)
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2017
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Jagau, Stephan
- Offerman, Theo
- Tinbergen Institute
Time of origin
- 2017