Red light, green light: Color priming in financial decisions

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics
Year: 2012
Volume: 41
Issue: 5
Pages: 738-745

Authors (2)

Kliger, Doron (University of Haifa) Gilad, Dalia (not in RePEc)

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

Colors are widely present in the financial decision making arena: at firms’ and data providers’ websites; television reports; newspaper publications; advertizements; security market displays, with colors such as red and green prominently employed. Our experimental analysis involves a between subject design exposing subjects to financial substance on colored backgrounds and exploring the effect on their investment decisions. We focus on financial decisions under uncertainty about probability, examining subjects’ investment valuations and the probabilities they assign to the possible outcomes.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:soceco:v:41:y:2012:i:5:p:738-745
Journal Field
Experimental
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25