To choose or not to choose: An experiment in hedging strategies and risk preferences
| Autor: | James H. Cardon, Matthew J. Butler, Mark H. Showalter |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Economics and Econometrics
Class (computer programming) Actuarial science Risk aversion media_common.quotation_subject education 05 social sciences Control (management) General Social Sciences Small field Microeconomics 0502 economics and business Economics Quality (business) Applied Psychology 050205 econometrics Multiple choice media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics. 67:14-19 |
| ISSN: | 2214-8043 |
| Popis: | We conduct a small field experiment on hedging and risk-taking in a relatively high-stakes environment. Students in an economics principles class at a large private university are allowed to choose multiple answers on multiple choice exams with a corresponding reduction in the maximum attainable points. In addition to the usual grade pressure for such classes, this class is also a key component for determining entrance into a coveted limited enrollment business major. We control for question difficulty using a second section of the same course taught by the same instructor. We also build a simple model to explain the findings. We find hedging propensities increase with the question number, suggesting that fatigue plays a role in students’ decisions. We also find that student quality (as measured by ACT scores) significantly reduces hedging on the Final exam but not on the Midterm. This may be evidence of learning among more able students. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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