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Anchoring and transaction utility: evidence from on-line auctions

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  • Anna Dodonova
  • Yuri Khoroshilov

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This article presents empirical evidence that people use anchoring to form their valuation of an object. Using data from the on-line auction Bidz.com, we found that people bid more for an item with a higher posted 'buy now' price than for an identical item with the lower posted 'buy now' price.

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  • Anna Dodonova & Yuri Khoroshilov, 2004. "Anchoring and transaction utility: evidence from on-line auctions," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 11(5), pages 307-310.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:11:y:2004:i:5:p:307-310
    DOI: 10.1080/1350485042000221571
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