• Media type: Report; E-Book
  • Title: The origins of bubbles in laboratory asset markets
  • Contributor: Ackert, Lucy F. [Author]; Charupat, Narat [Author]; Deaves, Richard [Author]; Kluger, Brian D. [Author]
  • Published: Atlanta, GA: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, 2006
  • Language: English
  • Keywords: Finanzmarkt ; Spekulationsblase ; Test
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  • Description: In twelve sessions conducted in a typical bubble-generating experimental environment, we design a pair of assets that can detect both irrationality and speculative behavior. The specific form of irrationality we investigate is probability judgment error associated with low-probability, high-payoff outcomes. Independently, we test for speculation by comparing prices of identically paying assets in multiperiod versus single-period markets. When these tests indicate the presence of probability judgment error and speculation, bubbles are more likely to occur. This finding suggests that both factors are important bubble drivers.
  • Access State: Open Access