Comparing group and individual choices under risk and ambiguity: an experimental study
2011
Brunette , Marielle (INRA , Nancy (France). UMR 0356 Laboratoire d'Economie Forestière) | Cabantous , Laure (University of Nottingham, Nottingham(Royaume Uni). Business School) | Couture , Stéphane (INRA , Auzeville (France). UR 0875 Unité de recherche Biométrie et Intelligence Artificielle)
In this paper, we build on the emerging literature on group decision-making to study the so-called ‘group shift’ effect, i.e., groups are less risk-averse than individuals. Our study complements past research in two ways. First, we study the group shift effect under two sources of uncertainty, namely risk where probabilities are known, and ambiguity where probabilities are imprecise. Second, we study the impact of the group decision rule (unanimity and majority) on group shift. Results from a lottery-choice experiment show a general tendency for the group shift effect, regardless of the decision rule. The group shift effect, however, is found to be significant only under risk in the unanimity treatment. Our study hence provides a clear test of the effect of the decision rule on the group shift effect under both risk and ambiguity.
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