禀赋效应的演化起源:来自狩猎者-采集者的证据(英文版,非working paper)
发表于American Economic Review 2014年第6期。
Abstract
The endowment effect, the tendency to value possessions more than
non-possessions, is a well-known departure from rational choice and
has been replicated in numerous settings. We investigate the universality
of the endowment effect, its evolutionary significance, and its
dependence on environmental factors. We experimentally test for the
endowment effect in an isolated and evolutionarily relevant population
of hunter-gatherers, the Hadza Bushmen of Northern Tanzania.
We find that Hadza living in isolated regions do not display the
endowment effect, while Hadza living in a geographic region with
increased exposure to modern society and markets do display the
endowment effect。