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Experimental Methods: Experimental Currency Units in Investment Tasks

  • Sascha Füllbrunn*
  • , Wolfgang Luhan
  • , Paul-Emile Mangin
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Working paper

Abstract

Incentivized experiments employ various designs of experimental currency units, yet there is typically little justification for choosing a particular currency framework. We study how different nominal values of experimental currency units affect risky decision-making in investment tasks. Our online experiments find no difference in risk-taking even if conversion rates vary by a factor of 1,000. Hence, we empirically reconfirm the experimental practice used for decades.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages51
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Mar 2025

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

  • Experimental design
  • experimental currency
  • tangibility
  • numerocity
  • investment

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