The favourite-longshot bias in parimutuel betting: A clarification of the explanation that bettors like to bet longshots

Authors: Hurley W.1; McDonough L.

Source: Economics Letters, Volume 52, Number 3, September 1996 , pp. 275-278(4)

Publisher: Elsevier

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Keywords: Gambling; Parimutuel; Transactions cost; Short-selling; [JEL classification codes] D4; [JEL classification codes] G1; [JEL classification codes] L83

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1765(96)00870-1

Affiliations: 1: Department of Business Administration, The Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario, K7K 5L0, Canada

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