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Give Me Something of Yours: The Downside of Digital (vs. Physical) Exchanges

Fri, October 12, 10:35 to 11:50am, Hilton Anatole, Fleur De Lis (A)

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Consumers can digitally exchange many goods that could once only be shared in physical form. We show that giving and receiving digital (vs. physical) goods reduces consumers’ feelings of interpersonal closeness to those with whom they exchange these goods. We demonstrate that this effect is driven by psychological ownership perceptions.

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