Allocating resources across time in a cumulative allocation game
Yokyung Esther Wi, Keiji Ota, Tessa Dekker, Laurence T Maloney
The paper studies human performance in a Cumulative Allocation Game, finding that participants deviate from optimal strategies due to loss aversion, reducing their expected growth rate by 25%.
bioRxiv · Nov 3, 2026 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition