Physical contact influences how much people pay at celebrity auctions
[abstract only; full text NOT READ, 2026-10-19] Newman, G. E., & Bloom, P. (2014). 'Physical contact influences how much people pay at celebrity auctions.' Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(10), 3705-3708. doi:10.1073/pnas.1313637111. THE STRONGEST REAL-MONEY RESULT IN THE FILE, AND IT IS NOT ABOUT NARRATIVE. Two authors only, Newman first at the Yale School of Management, Bloom last in the Yale psychology department, confirmed at both Crossref and OpenAlex. Design: archival analysis of final bids from three high-profile estate auctions, plus a follow-up experiment. Finding in the authors' words: 'we find that people's expectations about the amount of physical contact betw
[abstract only; full text NOT READ, 2026-10-19] Newman, G. E., & Bloom, P. (2014). 'Physical contact influences how much people pay at celebrity auctions.' Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(10), 3705-3708. doi:10.1073/pnas.1313637111. THE STRONGEST REAL-MONEY RESULT IN THE FILE, AND IT IS NOT ABOUT NARRATIVE. Two authors only, Newman first at the Yale School of Management, Bloom last in the Yale psychology department, confirmed at both Crossref and OpenAlex. Design: archival analysis of final bids from three high-profile estate auctions, plus a follow-up experiment. Finding in the authors' words: 'we find that people's expectations about the amount of physical contact betw
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Newman, G. E., & Bloom, P. (2014). Physical contact influences how much people pay at celebrity auctions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(10), 3705-3708. doi:10.1073/pnas.1313637111.