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Market ecology and decision behaviour in state-contingent claims markets

Market ecology and decision behaviour in state-contingent claims markets
Market ecology and decision behaviour in state-contingent claims markets
This paper explores the influence of market ecology on the tendency for subjective probabilities to underestimate (overestimate) the objective probability of high (low) probability outcomes within a market for state contingent claims (UK horserace betting market). Features of market ecology, including processes, protocols, informational and incentive characteristics and the form of buyer–supplier relationships are identified as potentially influential on the incidence of this distortion. Conditional logit models are employed to demonstrate differential incidence of the distortion across different market forms and types, concluding that market ecology may play a significant role in the incidence of anomalies in markets.
markets, ecology, behaviour, distortions
0167-2681
199-217
Bruce, Alistair C.
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Johnson, Johnnie E.V.
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Bruce, Alistair C.
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Johnson, Johnnie E.V.
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Bruce, Alistair C. and Johnson, Johnnie E.V. (2005) Market ecology and decision behaviour in state-contingent claims markets. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 56 (2), 199-217. (doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2003.09.009).

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This paper explores the influence of market ecology on the tendency for subjective probabilities to underestimate (overestimate) the objective probability of high (low) probability outcomes within a market for state contingent claims (UK horserace betting market). Features of market ecology, including processes, protocols, informational and incentive characteristics and the form of buyer–supplier relationships are identified as potentially influential on the incidence of this distortion. Conditional logit models are employed to demonstrate differential incidence of the distortion across different market forms and types, concluding that market ecology may play a significant role in the incidence of anomalies in markets.

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Published date: 2005
Keywords: markets, ecology, behaviour, distortions

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Local EPrints ID: 35772
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/35772
ISSN: 0167-2681
PURE UUID: b17a2997-db0c-4f45-b1b3-fb40a0995487

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Date deposited: 22 May 2006
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 07:54

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Author: Alistair C. Bruce
Author: Johnnie E.V. Johnson

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