Why are gainers more risk seeking

The phenomenon that prior gains may increase people's willingness to accept risky gambles is named as the "house money effect" (Thaler and Johnson, 1990). Many studies have shown that the "house money effect" is a robust phenomenon but few scholars explain the mechanism of i...

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Main Authors: Jiaxi Peng, Danmin Miao, Wei Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2013-03-01
Series:Judgment and Decision Making
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Online Access:http://journal.sjdm.org/12/12502/jdm12502.pdf