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  1. pietroortoleva.com/papers/WTA-
    3 new facts that contradict standard theories:
    * the endowment effect is unrelated to #LossAversion for risky prospects;
    * WTA & WTP are largely uncorrelated;
    * WTA & WTP are related to different, independent features of risk preferences.
    …results contradict the standard explanation of the #EndowmentEffect in #BehavioralEconomics that it is due to an asymmetry in the treatment of gains and losses is manifest in loss aversion for risky prospects.
    #BoundedRationality