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Die Verarbeitung von Gewinn- und Verlusterfahrungen in spezifischen Entscheidungs- und Spielsituationen
Schröder, Andreas - 2008
as well as descriptive decision and game theory have not provided yet a thorough theoretical treatment of these effects …. Therefore, this thesis develops first a theoretical fundament. It is based on the Cumulative Prospect Theory, which is extended … whereas a risk perception according to the Cumulative Prospect Theory has to be rejected. In multi-person-games the additional …
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A Methodological Case Study on the Theory of Demand
Müller, Olaf L. - 2005
My philosophical case study concerns textbook presentations of the theory of demand. Does this theory contain anything …. But then, the theory implies false factual claims. We can avoid this result by embracing the theory’s normative character … of physics by Oliver Timmer. Applying his ideas to the theory of demand reveals that the statements of this discipline …
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Performance Measurement in Corporate Governance: Do Mergers Improve Managerial Performance in the Post-Merger Period?
Feroz, Ehsan H.; Kim, Sungsoo; Raab, Raymond L. - 2005
"Inspired by the Coase (1937) theory of the firm, we analyze the performance of Healy, Palepu, and Ruback (1992) sample …
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Behavioral decision theory and the negotiation process; effects of agenda and frame
Bontempo, Robert Nathaniel - 1990
Prospect Theory) by fitting utility functions to negotiation behavior observed in a laboratory setting. In addition to … strongly suggest that the Prospect Theory value function provides the best prediction of actual negotiation behavior. Results …
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Speculative bubbles and tests of the contagion mechanism in financial markets.
Porras Gonzalez, Eva Raquel. - Florida Atlantic University
This dissertation extends previous research on bubbles by investigating whether changes in the financial asset prices of the S&P500 reflect changes in fundamentals. We propose that if this is not the case the volatility is due to a bubble. Hence, this is the general hypothesis from which several...
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Sind landwirtschaftliche Unternehmer bei Zinssätzen zahlenblind? – Erste empirische Ergebnisse –
Musshoff, Oliver; Hirschauer, Norbert; Wassmuss, Harm - 2009
Landwirte wechseln oft nicht von ihrer Hausbank zu einer anderen Bank, auch wenn diese bessere Konditionen bietet. Diese „Wechselträgheit“ kann zum einen in den Transaktionskosten des Wechsels begründet sein. Zum anderen kann sie aber auch das Ergebnis begrenzt rationalen...
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Learning by trial and error
Young, H. Peyton - 2008
A person learns by trial and error if he occasionally tries out new strategies, rejecting choices that are “erroneous” in the sense that they do not lead to higher payoffs. In a game, however, strategies can become erroneous due to a change of behavior by someone else. Such passive errors...
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ASYMMETRY IN RAW MILK SAFETY PERCEPTIONS AND INFORMATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR RISK IN FRESH PRODUCE MARKETING AND POLICY
Knutson, Ronald D.; Currier, Russell W.; Ribera, Luis; … - 2010
Scientific evidence clearly indicates that consumption of raw milk carries substantialdisease-inducing health risks. While federal U.S. policy mandates that milk moving in interstatecommerce be pasteurized; within 41 of 50 states, raw milk can be obtained for consumption.Warning labels...
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Die Verifizierung von Nachhaltigkeitsberichten zur Reduzierung von Informationsasymmetrien
Großmann, Sandra - 2010
constellations of the perfect informed management and their selective informed Stakeholders / Shareholders or the public in general … management and their selective informed Stakeholders. Chapter 6 comprehends terminologies like sustainability, economical … practical experiences of the management. …
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