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Does consultation improve decision-making?

Isopi, Alessia; Nosenzo, Daniele; Starmer, Chris

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Authors

Alessia Isopi

Daniele Nosenzo

CHRIS STARMER chris.starmer@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Experimental Economics



Abstract

This paper reports an experiment designed to test whether prior consultation within a group affects subsequent individual decision-making in tasks where demonstrability of correct solutions is low. In our experiment, subjects considered two paintings created by two different artists and were asked to guess which artist made each painting. We observed answers given by individuals under two treatments: In one, subjects were allowed the opportunity to consult with other participants before making their private decisions; in the other, there was no such opportunity. Our primary findings are that subjects in the first treatment evaluate the opportunity to consult positively, but they perform significantly worse and earn significantly less.

Citation

Isopi, A., Nosenzo, D., & Starmer, C. (2014). Does consultation improve decision-making?. Theory and Decision, 77(3), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11238-014-9449-9

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jun 20, 2014
Deposit Date Sep 4, 2015
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Theory and Decision
Print ISSN 0040-5833
Electronic ISSN 0040-5833
Publisher Springer Verlag
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 77
Issue 3
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11238-014-9449-9
Keywords Consultation, decision making, group decisions, individual decisions
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/730345
Publisher URL http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11238-014-9449-9/fulltext.html

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