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"I'll do it by myself as I knew it all along": on the failure of hindsight-biased principals to delegate optimally
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Abstract With the help of a simple model, we show that the hindsight bias can lead to inefficient delegation decisions. This prediction is tested experimentally. In an online experiment that was conducted during the FIFA World Cup 2010 participants were asked to predict a number of outcomes of the ongoing Wo... view more
With the help of a simple model, we show that the hindsight bias can lead to inefficient delegation decisions. This prediction is tested experimentally. In an online experiment that was conducted during the FIFA World Cup 2010 participants were asked to predict a number of outcomes of the ongoing World Cup and had to recall their assessments after the outcomes had been realized. This served as a measure of the hindsight bias for each participant. The participants also had to make choices in a delegation game. Our data confirm that hindsight-biased subjects more frequently fail to delegate optimally than subjects whom we have classified as not hindsight biased. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
experiment; delegation of tasks; soccer; world championship; evaluation
Classification
Social Psychology
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Document language
English
Publication Year
2013
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
35 p.
Series
Discussion Papers / Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Forschungsschwerpunkt Markt und Entscheidung, Abteilung Verhalten auf Märkten, SP II 2013-203
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10419/71136
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Published Version; reviewed
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