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Basic concepts: 2. Preference construction

Anchoring effect

ECON2548 New Directions in Economics • 2019-20 20

Results from Ariely’s experiment

adapted from Poundstone(2010:137)

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Outcomes: Effects of biases [print]

Erta et al (2013)§ Biases in

consumer financial decisions

§ Classified under three groups– Preferences– Beliefs– Decision-

making§ Examples

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Adapted from Erta et al 2013:7

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