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The 8 pages that link to Endowment effect, each with the reason it gives.

• Prospect theoryRelated: Reference dependence and loss aversion help explain why giving up ownership feels costly.

• Cognitive biasRelated: Ownership can alter valuation without changing the object itself.

• Loss aversionRelated: Ownership can make giving an item up feel like a loss.

• EndowmentCompared with: Despite the shared name, this psychological effect is distinct from institutional endowments.

• Richard ThalerBroader topic: Thaler connected this ownership premium to reference-dependent preferences.

• Disposition effectRelated: Overvaluing an owned asset can reinforce reluctance to sell it at a loss.

• Diderot effectRelated: New possessions can reset what feels worth keeping, replacing, or adding.

• Less-is-better effectCompared with: Ownership shifts valuation, whereas this effect turns on isolated versus comparative presentation.