Learning from Unrealized versus Realized Prices

B-Tier
Journal: American Economic Journal: Microeconomics
Year: 2021
Volume: 13
Issue: 2
Pages: 174-201

Authors (2)

M. Kathleen Ngangoué (not in RePEc) Georg Weizsäcker (Humboldt-Universität Berlin)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Our experiments investigate the extent to which traders learn from the price, differentiating between situations where orders are submitted before versus after the price has realized. In simultaneous markets with bids that are conditional on the price, traders neglect the information conveyed by the hypothetical value of the price. In sequential markets where the price is known prior to the bid submission, traders react to price to an extent that is roughly consistent with the benchmark theory. The difference's robustness to a number of variations provides insights about the drivers of this effect.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aejmic:v:13:y:2021:i:2:p:174-201
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29