Loss Aversion and Consumption Choice: Theory and Experimental Evidence

Heiko Karle, Georg Kirchsteiger and Martin Peitz

VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order from Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association

Abstract: In this paper we analyze a consumer choice model with price uncertainty, loss aversion, and expectation-based reference points. The implications of this model are tested in an experiment in which participants have to make a consumption choice between two sandwiches. We make use of the fact that participants di er in their reported taste di erence between the two sandwiches and the degree of loss aversion which we measure separately. We find that more loss averse participants are more likely to opt for the cheaper sandwich provided that their reported taste di erence is below some threshold, confirming the model s predictions.

JEL-codes: C91 D01 D11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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Journal Article: Loss Aversion and Consumption Choice: Theory and Experimental Evidence (2015)
Working Paper: Loss Aversion and Consumption Choice: Theory and Experimental Evidence (2012)
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