Although algorithms make more accurate forecasts than humans in many applications, decision-makers often refuse to resort to their use. In an economic experiment, we examine whether the extent of this phenomenon known as algorithm aversion can be reduced by granting decision-makers the...

This study evaluates 10-year US government bond yield forecasts and three-month US Treasury bill rate forecasts for the period between October 1989 and December 2004. In total, 136 forecast time series with approximately 13,800 forecast data were scrutinized, making this the most extensive...