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| Type | Journal Article |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | Second-best probability weighting |
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| Item Subtype | Original Work |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published in final form |
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| Journal Title | Games and Economic Behavior |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Geographical Reach | international |
| ISSN | 0899-8256 |
| Volume | 138 |
| Page Range | 112 - 125 |
| Date | 2023 |
| Abstract Text | Non-linear probability weighting is an integral part of descriptive theories of choice under risk such as prospect theory. But why do these objective errors in information processing exist? Should we try to help individuals overcome their mistake of overweighting small and underweighting large probabilities? In this paper, we argue that probability weighting can be seen as a compensation for preexisting biases in evaluating payoffs. In particular, inverse S-shaped probability weighting is a flipside of S-shaped payoff valuation. Probability distortions may thus have survived as a second-best solution to a fitness maximization problem, and it can be counter-productive to correct them while keeping the value function unchanged. |
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| Digital Object Identifier | 10.1016/j.geb.2022.12.005 |
| Other Identification Number | merlin-id:23113 |
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| Keywords | Economics and Econometrics, Finance |