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An economic model of gambling behaviour: A two-stage approach (2024)
Auteur(s) :
CAMERON, L. ;
RIDE, J. ;
DEVLIN, N.
Année
2024
Page(s) :
65-81
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Addictions sans produit / Addictions without drug
Discipline :
PSY (Psychopathologie / Psychopathology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
JEUX D'ARGENT ET DE HASARD
;
ECONOMIE
;
MODELE
;
COMPORTEMENT
;
COGNITION
;
DECISION
;
PSYCHOLOGIE
;
CRAVING
;
MODELE STATISTIQUE
Résumé :
Gambling can cause significant harms and these can result in a net negative utility from participation, although lower levels of participation have potential benefits and can yield positive net utility. It is therefore important to understand and distinguish between these two stages of gambling behaviour. Currently, economic models have had limited focus on explaining why someone would gamble despite it yielding a negative utility. Here, we present a two-stage model, motivated by empirical literature and intuitive assumptions, that improves on existing economic models by distinguishing between the likelihood of gambling participation and of gambling that yields a negative utility. The model's predictions are empirically testable, consistent with existing literature, and add new insights. The model's ability to distinguish between the two stages helps to inform interventions that aim to reduce the prevalence of gambling-related harm while avoiding the need for restrictive approaches that aim to eliminate gambling altogether.
Affiliation :
Health Economics Unit, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, Australia
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