De Gustibus Non Est Disputandum: An Experimental Investigation

Utteeyo Dasgupta, Lata Gangadharan (), Pushkar Maitra and Subha Mani

Fordham Economics Discussion Paper Series from Fordham University, Department of Economics

Abstract: The goal of this paper is to examine stability in preferences using the Stigler-Becker state-dependent framework. Using a randomized intervention that changes the opportunity sets of individuals we construct a unique panel data from an artefactual field experiment and evaluate whether the change in the state space influences our selected indicators of preferences: risk, competitiveness, and confidence. We find that there is considerable heterogeneity of preferences across individuals at a point in time; risk and competitive preferences inter-temporally are consistent with state-dependent preferences, while measures of confidence seem to depend on past experiences.

Keywords: Preference stability; State Contingent Preferences; Artefactual Field Experiment. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C9 D01 D03 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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