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Do Anomalies Disappear in Repeated Markets?

There is a large literature demonstrating the existence of ‘anomalies’ in individual choice behaviour (see Camerer 1995, Starmer 2000). Taken at face value, such anomalies pose a major challenge to choice theorists, applied economists and policy analysts. But much of this evidence comes from experiments involving one-off decisions in non-market settings, and some economists have questioned its ...

Will Marriage Disappear?

Can Cognitive Assistants Disappear?

CognItIvE aSSIStantS Various companies have introduced cognitive assistants in recent years, including Aldebaran/Softbank, Amazon, Apple, Google, IBM, and Microsoft (see Table 1). Each cognitive assistant helps its user with various tasks. Personal assistants help their humans with everything from communications to entertainment, while professional assistants can greet customers or help improve...

Do Preference Reversals Disappear When We Allow for Probabilistic Choice?

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Contrast Masking Eeects May Disappear with Practice Contrast Masking Eeects May Disappear with Practice

Contrast detection thresholds are known to increase with background contrast, a phenomenon called contrast masking. We found that, under some conditions, observers improved their masked detection performance by repetitive practice of a masking experiment. This learning eeect resulted in a cancelation of suprathresh-old contrast masking within the contrast range measured. A 2AFC discrimination p...