Meta-Analysis of Empirical Estimates of Loss-Aversion

Alexander Brown, Taisuke Imai, Ferdinand Vieider () and Colin Camerer ()

No 8848, CESifo Working Paper Series from CESifo

Abstract: Loss aversion is one of the most widely used concepts in behavioral economics. We conduct a large-scale interdisciplinary meta-analysis, to systematically accumulate knowledge from numerous empirical estimates of the loss aversion coefficient reported during the past couple of decades. We examine 607 empirical estimates of loss aversion from 150 articles in economics, psychology, neuroscience, and several other disciplines. Our analysis indicates that the mean loss aversion coefficient is between 1.8 and 2.1. We also document how reported estimates vary depending on the observable characteristics of the study design.

Keywords: loss aversion; prospect theory; meta-analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C11 C90 D81 D90 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cbe, nep-cwa, nep-ore and nep-upt
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