Opportunity costs in buying and short selling-Do they really matter?

作者：Shavit Tal^*; Rosenboim Mosi; Malul Miki

来源：Economics Letters, 2011, 112(1): 122-124.

DOI：10.1016/j.econlet.2011.03.026

• Opportunity cost
• Short selling
• Auction
• Experiment

The experimental results of the paper reveal that people do not take into consideration opportunity costs or opportunity profits when buying and short selling lottery tickets. These results are inconsistent with basic economic and finance theories.

• 出版日期2011-7