Professor Jason Shachat's Outputs (2)

The development of risk aversion and prudence in Chinese children and adolescents (2020)
Journal Article
Heinrich, T., & Shachat, J. (2020). The development of risk aversion and prudence in Chinese children and adolescents. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 61(3), 263-287. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11166-020-09340-7

This study experimentally evaluates the risk preferences of children and adolescents living in an urban Chinese environment. We use a simple binary choice task that tests risk aversion, as well as prudence. This is the first test for prudence in chil... Read More about The development of risk aversion and prudence in Chinese children and adolescents.

Cognitive reflection and economic order quantity inventory management: An experimental investigation (2020)
Journal Article
Pan, J., Shachat, J., & Wei, S. (2020). Cognitive reflection and economic order quantity inventory management: An experimental investigation. Managerial and Decision Economics, 41(6), 998-1009. https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.3154

We use laboratory experiments to evaluate the effects of individuals' cognitive abilities on their behavior in a finite horizon economic order quantity model. Participants' abilities to balance intuitive judgment with cognitive deliberations are meas... Read More about Cognitive reflection and economic order quantity inventory management: An experimental investigation.