Virtual currencies in online gaming increase the willingness to pay for loot boxes: an experimental analysis

In this project we examine the effect of virtual currencies, money illusion and non-intuitive exchange rates on the WTP for transactions of risky and ambiguous lotteries, similar to loot boxes.

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OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)
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2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/cuvre
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Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
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Virtual currencies in online gaming increase the willingness to pay for loot boxes: an experimental analysis

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Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
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Virtual currencies in online gaming increase the willingness to pay for loot boxes: an experimental analysis

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Abstract

In this project we examine the effect of virtual currencies, money illusion and non-intuitive exchange rates on the WTP for transactions of risky and ambiguous lotteries, similar to loot boxes.

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