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Marc Oliver Rieger

University of Trier
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How time preferences differ: Evidence from 53 countries

M Wang, MO Rieger, T Hens - Journal of Economic Psychology, 2016 - Elsevier
We present results from the first large-scale international survey on time preference, conducted
in 53 countries. All countries exhibit hyperbolic discounting patterns, ie, the immediate …

Cumulative prospect theory and the St. Petersburg paradox

MO Rieger, M Wang - Economic Theory, 2006 - Springer
We find that in cumulative prospect theory (CPT) with a concave value function in gains, a
lottery with finite expected value may have infinite subjective value. This problem does not …

The impact of culture on loss aversion

M Wang, MO Rieger, T Hens - Journal of Behavioral Decision …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Based on the literature on the relationship between culture, emotion, and loss aversion, we
derive that culture can influence the degree of loss aversion. To test our hypotheses, we …

[HTML][HTML] Triggering altruism increases the willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19

MO Rieger - Asian Journal of Social Health and Behavior, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Methods: We conduct an online experiment with N= 303 subjects (64% female, 79% university
students, average age 26 years) with the three aforementioned treatments and compare …

Why do investors buy bad financial products? Probability misestimation and preferences in financial investment decision

MO Rieger - Journal of Behavioral Finance, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
We study the influence of systematic probability misestimation on complex financial
investment decisions on the context of structured financial products. Structured products have …

Risk preferences around the world

MO Rieger, M Wang, T Hens - Management Science, 2015 - pubsonline.informs.org
We present results from a large-scale international survey on risk preferences conducted in
53 countries. In all countries, we find, on average, an attitude of risk aversion in gains and of …

Stock market reactions to COVID-19 lockdown: A global analysis

M Scherf, X Matschke, MO Rieger - Finance research letters, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused dramatic changes in the way people around the globe
live, and has had a profound negative impact on the global economy. Much of this negative …

[HTML][HTML] Trust in government actions during the COVID-19 crisis

MO Rieger, M Wang - Social Indicators Research, 2022 - Springer
The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic puts countries and their governments in an unprecedented
situation. Strong countermeasures have been implemented in most places, but how …

[HTML][HTML] To wear or not to wear? Factors influencing wearing face masks in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic

MO Rieger - Asian Journal of Social Health and Behavior, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Methods: We conducted a survey among 206 participants on April 20 to 22, 2020. The sample
mean age was 28 years, 63% of the participants were female, 64% were undergraduate …

[HTML][HTML] Institutional and cultural determinants of speed of government responses during COVID-19 pandemic

D Chen, D Peng, MO Rieger, M Wang - Humanities and Social …, 2021 - nature.com
This article examines institutional and cultural determinants of the speed of government
responses during the COVID-19 pandemic. We define the speed as the marginal rate of …