Experimental Data on Loss Aversion and Secession Decisions

Benoît Béchard's experimental study examines how loss aversion shapes voter decisions in secession referendums. The dataset likely contains results from an online experiment with 401 participants using gain- and loss-framed scenarios. It was last updated on figshare in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing risk propensity based on gain- and loss-framed scenarios
• Studying voter decision-making in union versus independence scenarios
• Investigating the impact of unfamiliar futures on endowment effects and risk tolerance
• Modeling the behavior of undecided voters in political dilemmas

Strengths

• Experimental design with 401 participants
• Focus on high-stakes political dilemmas with both individual and collective implications
• Regression analyses indicated patterns for undecided voters

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect the specific experimental context and participant pool inherent to figshare

Provenance

Source

Benoît Béchard

Collection Method

Online experimental study

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-29 05:57:09