In first-price sealed-bid auctions, a power probability weighting function is observationally equivalent to a model of constant absolute risk aversion. By comparing auctions with different ceilings on a computerized opponent’s bid space, we can separate subjective probability weighting and...

In this study we compare the subjective discount rate for Israeli Jews and Arabs. All the subjects were bank customers, who were asked to bid and ask prices for delayed fixed amounts and for lotteries. The two populations live in the same country under the same laws. Nevertheless, according to...