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De Gustibus Non Est Disputandum: An Experimental Investigation

The goal of this paper is to examine stability in preferences using the Stigler-Becker state-dependent framework. Using a randomized intervention that changes the opportunity sets of individuals we construct a unique panel data from an artefactual field experiment and evaluate whether the change in the state space influences our selected indicators of preferences: risk, competitiveness, and confidence. We find that there is considerable heterogeneity of preferences across individuals at a point in time; risk and competitive preferences inter-temporally are consistent with state-dependent preferences, while measures of confidence seem to depend on past experiences.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 8579

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
Thema
preference stability
state contingent preferences
artefactual field experiment

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Dasgupta, Utteeyo
Gangadharan, Lata
Maitra, Pushkar
Mani, Subha
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2014

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Dasgupta, Utteeyo
  • Gangadharan, Lata
  • Maitra, Pushkar
  • Mani, Subha
  • Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Entstanden

  • 2014

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