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BOOK HERE Abstract Using data from an online brokerage, we examine the role of investor logins in trading behavior. We find that a new reference point is created when an investor logs in and views their portfolio. We observe this as a disposition effect on returns since last login, in addition to the traditional disposition...
CLICK HERE TO BOOK Abstract Prosocial behaviours benefit not only the receiver but also the actor. However, do individuals of higher and lower socioeconomic status (SES) benefit equally from acting prosocially? In this ongoing work, I used cross-cultural samples, national representative datasets, and online experiments, demonstrating that prosocial behaviours increase actors' wellbeing, and more for...
BOOK HERE Abstract Historically climate change policies have been justified economically, and this financial cost used as a justification for climate delay discourses and arguments. Research has shown that people can be persuaded to change their environmental behaviour and support environmental policies, when presented with various moral reasons for why the change is necessary. However,...
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BOOK HERE Abstract While many business decisions are made in collaboration with other people, previous research demonstrated that collaboration increases dishonesty. In this work, we study how cheating is influenced by a type of collaborator: human versus Artificially Intelligent (AI) agent. Specifically, we evaluate cheating behaviour by a person, who interacts with another human or...
BOOK HERE Abstract Does social recognition motivate prosocial individuals? We run large-scale experiments at Italy’s main blood donors association testing social recognition in social media and peer groups. We experimentally disentangle visibility concerns and peer comparisons and study how exposure to different social norms affects giving. In three studies we find that a simple ask...
BOOK HERE Abstract This paper studies the impact of consumer complaint relevance and variety on the timing of product recall decisions. Using a car recall data set from NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) in the USA, we first measure consumer complaint relevance and variety by implementing text mining methods to analyse the content of...
NOTE - this seminar is on TUESDAY (rather than our usual Wednesday) BOOK HERE Abstract Many decisions consist of analyzing alternatives based on multiple and often conflicting criteria. Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) is an effective methodology that has been used to rank or sort alternatives and also to analyze the preferences of decision-makers. Some...
BOOK HERE Abstract We identify a consumer preference for information disclosure that is costly. We examine the impact of partitioned pricing (i.e., separating charges into multiple line items) without totals. Across a variety of products, rather than finding that consumers only prefer partitioning when they can accurately identify the total price, we find that many...
BOOK HERE Abstract Across domains, organizations and institutions invest heavily in the judgment of performance. After all, we consider fair systems, processes, and access to equitable opportunities to be celebrated aspects of modern society. Yet beliefs about the origins of individual performance outcomes can shape important decisions in all spheres of accomplishment and any context...