Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/159757 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
Quaderni - Working Paper DSE No. 918
Publisher: 
Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche (DSE), Bologna
Abstract: 
We perform an econometric analysis of the gambling market in Italy over the recession (2009-2012), observing the consumption patterns in "luck" and "skill" games. We find a different effect between the early and late period of the crisis. Whereas gambling initially behaves as normal good, in the long run luck games increase with the worsening of economic conditions. Moreover, skill games are more persistent and influence luck games, but not the opposite. Skill players choose simple lottery games, but luck players cannot handle complex games. Our results provide insights on investment choices in financial markets among expert and naïve buyers.
JEL: 
D12
L83
G01
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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