The Winner's Curse

Résumé du livre

[Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences] Richard Thaler writes about the unusual paradoxes of economic life. He demonstrates the following anomalies: Why are auction winners often losers - they overbid and suffer the "winner's curse"?; Why do gamblers bet on a low-probability hand after a losing streak?; Why do shoppers who save every penny on one item pass up similar deals on another....