Michal Strahilevitz

Michal Strahilevitz

Michal Strahilevitz is a researcher and first author of the 1998 Journal of Consumer Research paper reporting four studies on ownership history and valuation.

Who they are

The work of Michal Strahilevitz reaches this site through the paper listed below. The name is tied to Length-of-Ownership Effect. Their paper reports: Four studies.

Key papers

Strahilevitz, M. A., & Loewenstein, G. (1998). The effect of ownership history on the valuation of objects. Journal of Consumer Research, 25(3), 276-289. What it reports: Four studies. Valuation of a currently held object rises with length of ownership. For an object no longer held, earlier ownership raised valuation, tied to how long it had been owned before loss.

Key ideas

Length-of-Ownership Effect: The finding that the value people put on an object rises with how long they have owned it.

Sources

  1. Strahilevitz, M. A., & Loewenstein, G. (1998). The effect of ownership history on the valuation of objects. Journal of Consumer Research, 25(3), 276-289.