
The results of a new experimental study reveal highly systematic violations of expected utility theory. The pattern of these violations is exactly the opposite of the classical common ratio effect discovered by Allais (1953). Two recent decision theories—stochastic expected utility theory (Blavatskyy 2007) and perceived relative argument model (Loomes 2008)—predicted the existence of a reverse common ratio effect. However, these theories can rationalize only one part of the new experimental data reported in this paper. The other part appears to be neither predicted by existing theories nor documented in the existing empirical studies.
10007 Department of Economics, IEW Institute for Empirical Research in Economics (former), Expected utility theory, common ratio effect, Allais paradox, risk, experiment, 330 Economics, jel: jel:D81, jel: jel:C91
10007 Department of Economics, IEW Institute for Empirical Research in Economics (former), Expected utility theory, common ratio effect, Allais paradox, risk, experiment, 330 Economics, jel: jel:D81, jel: jel:C91
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