GREEDY LOSS PREVENTION: insurance and warranties
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In three studies, we show that loss aversion is essential to greed, in addition to acquisitive behavior. This drives them towards paying for insurances and warranties to avoid future financial or product loss. Furthermore, when they experience a history of no-losses, it limits their purchase likelihood of insurances.
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