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Experimental Tests of the Endowment Effect and the Coase Theorem
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Contrary to theoretical expectations, measures of willingness to accept greatly exceed measures of willingness to pay. This paper reports several experiments that demonstrate that this "endowment effect" persists even in market settings with opportunities to learn. Consumption objects (e.g., coffee mugs) are randomly given to half the subjects in an experiment. Markets for the mugs are then conducted. The Coase theorem predicts that about half the mugs will trade, but observed volume is always significantly less. When markets for "induced-value" tokens are conducted, the predicted volume is observed, suggesting that transactions costs cannot explain the undertrading for consumption goods.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Kahneman, D., Knetsch, J. L., & Thaler, R. H.
- ORCID
- Thaler, Richard H.
- Venue
- Journal of Political Economy
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 1990-12
- Volume
- 98
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1325-1348
- ISSN
- 0022-3808 (ISSN-L)
- 1537-534X
- OpenAlex
- W4251252946
- Cited by
- 3,194
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 93 · 2025: 127 · 2024: 124 · 2023: 150 · 2022: 168 · 2021: 165 · 2020: 152 · 2019: 194 · 2018: 166 · 2017: 165 · 2016: 149 · 2015: 131 · 2014: 105 · 2013: 133 · 2012: 102
- FWCI
- 43.39
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Political Economy (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Keywords
- endowment effect, Coase theorem, willingness to accept, willingness to pay, consumer goods, transaction costs, market learning, asset markets
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