The role of emotions in the endowment effect

Chien Huang Lin; Shih Chieh Chuang; Danny T. Kao; Chaang Yung Kung

doi:10.1016/j.joep.2005.10.001

The role of emotions in the endowment effect

Chien Huang Lin, Shih Chieh Chuang, Danny T. Kao, Chaang Yung Kung

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Abstract

This paper argues that the endowment effect - the tendency for minimum selling price to exceed maximum buying price for a particular object - might be minimized when a negative emotion is induced. The findings from two experiments on 400 participants support this hypothesis: the endowment effect only occurs when participants are induced to feel happy, and is absent when people are induced to feel sadness. Thus, the importance of emotional states is highlighted.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	589-597
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Economic Psychology
Volume	27
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2005.10.001
State	Published - Aug 2006

Keywords

Emotion
Endowment effect
Value
Willingness to accept (WTA)
Willingness to pay (WTP)

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