Original paper
Betting Your Favorite to Win: Costly Reluctance to Hedge Desired Outcomes
Abstract
We examined whether people reduce the impact of negative outcomes through emotional hedging—betting against the occurrence of desired outcomes. We found substantial reluctance to bet against the success of preferred U.S. presidential candidates and Major League Baseball, National Football League, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball, and NCAA hockey teams. This reluctance was not attributable to optimism or a general...
Paper Details
Title
Betting Your Favorite to Win: Costly Reluctance to Hedge Desired Outcomes
Published Date
Mar 1, 2018
Journal
Volume
64
Issue
3
Pages
997 - 1014
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