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    Being in the right place: A natural field experiment on the causes of position effects in individual choice

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    Authors
    Harris, Mark
    Novarese, M.
    Wilson, C.M.
    Date
    2022
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Harris, M.N. and Novarese, M. and Wilson, C.M. 2022. Being in the right place: A natural field experiment on the causes of position effects in individual choice. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 194: pp. 24-40.
    Source Title
    Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
    DOI
    10.1016/j.jebo.2021.12.004
    ISSN
    0167-2681
    Faculty
    Faculty of Business and Law
    School
    School of Accounting, Economics and Finance
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88778
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    This paper aims to better understand why individuals tend to select items at the top of lists. Within a natural field experiment, we randomize the order in which new economics research papers are presented in email alerts and measure the subsequent download activity. Our novel disaggregate data allows us to evidence i) how position effects vary across users, ii) the order in which users select their items, and iii) how position effects are related to users’ selection orders. Overall, the findings are most consistent with an explanation of choice fatigue where users consider the listed items in a downwards-then-upwards order.

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