Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-4-2019
Abstract
In a market where some traders are rational (maximize expected utility) and others are systematically biased (deviate from expected utility due to some bias parameter, q), do equilibrium prices necessarily depend on q? In this note, focusing on the case where there is an aggregate and systematic bias in the population, we show that market prices can still be unbiased. Hence, we establish that systematically biased agents do not necessarily imply biased market prices. We show that the parametric model we use also predicts observed deviations from expected utility in laboratory and market environments.
Recommended Citation
Schneider, M. (2019). A bias aggregation theorem. ESI Working Paper 19-03. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/esi_working_papers/260/
Comments
Working Paper 19-03