Economics · Microeconomics

The Endowment Effect Lab

A 30-minute experimental-replication simulation of the WTA/WTP gap (Kahneman-Knetsch-Thaler 1990), stress-tested against List 2003 (trader experience) and Plott-Zeiler 2005 (careful elicitation), then applied to a Helio Verde brand-portfolio reallocation crisis where participants design org-design interventions to

5 rounds Executive English, Español

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About this simulation

A 30-minute experimental-replication simulation of the WTA/WTP gap (Kahneman-Knetsch-Thaler 1990), stress-tested against List 2003 (trader experience) and Plott-Zeiler 2005 (careful elicitation), then applied to a Helio Verde brand-portfolio reallocation crisis where participants design org-design interventions to recover EBITDA uplift lost to managerial loss aversion.

Who it is for

An advanced simulation for participants used to working with the main frameworks and trade-offs of the subject, designed for executive education and experienced professionals.

How a session runs

  1. The instructor creates a session from the Eureka dashboard and invites the participants.
  2. Participants play 5 rounds. In each one they submit their decisions and the simulation calculates the results.
  3. The simulation can be run in English, Español.
  4. The instructor follows each participant's progress and results from the dashboard, and uses the class results for the debrief.

Decisions participants make

The decisions participants make during the simulation:

  • As an OWNER, what is the LOWEST price at which you would sell the jacket?
  • Arm B — Personalized Helio Verde jacket with your name engraved on the cuff. Reservation price?
  • Mandatory 3-year rotation policy Flattens the reference point. Predicted recovery ≈ $12M (40% of lost uplift).
  • Anonymized brand evaluation in performance reviews Severs the identity link. Predicted recovery ≈ $7M (25%).

What participants track

What participants follow on screen as the rounds go by:

  • WTA / WTP Ratio Across Treatments

Subjects covered

Designed for courses in Microeconomics.

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