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We report evidence of an endowment effect for risk, extending previous results to the popular paired-choice lottery … setting. Specifically, we observe a distribution of revealed preferences consistent with risk aversion that diminishes in …
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Decision under risk is one of the most important topics in economics. The underlying assumption of traditional theory … models suggests that weighting function and value function are independent, i.e., value functions are constant under any risk … to independent framework, under the same risk (value), the subject's valuation of one prospect that has a certain value …
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Ever since the emergence of economics as a distinct scientific discipline, policy makers have turned to economic models to guide policy interventions. If policy makers seek to enhance growth of an open capitalist economy, they have to take into account, firstly, the uncertainties,...
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Ever since the emergence of economics as a distinct scientific discipline, policy makers have turned to economic models to guide policy interventions. If policy makers seek to enhance growth of an open capitalist economy, they have to take into account, firstly, the uncertainties,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011281255
disregarded in conflict theory. In this dynamic model of decision making we focus on the time dimension of an escalating conflict … conflicts ; uncertain investment in conflict ; theory of conflict ; decision to attack …Initiating a conflict is an investment in social, political or economic change. The decision to attack is sequential in …
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presented provides an ability to evaluate sustainable withdrawal rates and exposure to sequence risk together …
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This text provides an introduction to the analysis of economic decisions under uncertainty, with particular focus on insurance markets. "The Economics of Uncertainty and Insurance" is relatively short (220 pages) and richly illustrated with 80 figures. It is suitable for both self-study and as...
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-independent diversification preferences, preferences within models of choice under risk, including expected utility theory and the more general …Diversification represents the idea of choosing variety over uniformity. Within the theory of choice, desirability of … notion of risk aversion when one assumes the von-Neumann-Morgenstern expected utility model, but the equivalence fails to …
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We empirically compare the consistency among several measures of risk-taking and patience by evaluating how these … tentatively conclude that relatively low-cost elicitation measures can be used to predict individual decision-making. Accounting …
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This study identifies a severe gap between the financial backlash borrowers believe awaits them after strategic mortgage default and the reality that lenders rarely pursue deficiency judgments. This, coupled with the social norm finding that borrowers widely view strategic default as immoral,...
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