Do consumers gamble to convexify?

The combination of credit constraints and indivisible consumption goods may induce some risk-averse individuals to gamble to have a chance of crossing a purchasing threshold. This idea has been demonstrated theoretically, but not explored empirically. We test this idea by focusing on a key implicati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Crossley, T, Low, H, Smith, S
Format: Journal article
Published: Elsevier 2016