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An economic definition of ‘Fear of Missing Out’ (FOMO)

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  • Kaddouhah, Mohammed

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This research note proposes a decision theoretic definition of the popular phenomenon of Fear of Missing Out (FOMO). Our definition assumes that FOMO causes individuals to base their decision-making utility on their own anticipated regret and the decisions made by individuals in their social peer group. We use an example related to asset trading in order to illustrate how to analyse decision-making under FOMO preferences and to highlight differences with the concept of regret aversion.

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  • Kaddouhah, Mohammed, 2024. "An economic definition of ‘Fear of Missing Out’ (FOMO)," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 63(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:63:y:2024:i:c:s154461232400374x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2024.105344
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    Keywords

    Anticipated regret; Fear of Missing Out; FOMO; Financial decision-making;
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    JEL classification:

    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions

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