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We conduct two experiments where subjects make a sequence of binary choices between risky and ambiguous binary lotteries. Risky lotteries are defined as lotteries where the relative frequencies of outcomes are known. Ambiguous lotteries are lotteries where the relative frequencies of outcomes...
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This paper experimentally investigates how fair value measurements of financial instruments affect the decision of … decision. We find that investment decreases as a result of transitions from the first to the third level and we even observe …
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Research has long documented how different forms of uncertainty, namely risk and ambiguity, influence decision making … research has demonstrated the importance of source within the risk domain, our study provides the first exploration of social … differs across three different uncertainty environments: risk, low ambiguity, high ambiguity. We find strong correlations …
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In prosocial decisions, decision-makers face interpersonal uncertainty - uncertainty about how their choices impact …
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propose a novel decision-making theory, the action-hesitancy model, aimed at articulating a non-consequentialist alternative …Neoclassical and behavioral economics rest on consequentialist maximization models of decision-making. This approach … clarity when making a decision. When hesitant, they seek new information in order to transform the appraisal of their …
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weak preference ordering. For choice under risk (resp. uncertainty), preferences are assumed to be represented by the … objectively (resp. subjectively) expected value of a von Neumann-Morgenstern utility function. For choice under risk, this implies … concerning behavior in decision trees. Following Cubitt (1996) , these principles include dynamic consistency, separability, and …
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presented provides an ability to evaluate sustainable withdrawal rates and exposure to sequence risk together …
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This paper investigates the effect of ambiguity on personal vaccination decision. We first characterize the vaccination … decision in the absence of ambiguity. We then show that uncertainty about the probability of side effects and the efficacy of …
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utility under a nonlinear expectation, and show monotonicity and continuity of utility. Risk aversion is characterized, and …
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We address the problem of choosing a portfolio of policies under "deep uncertainty." We introduce the idea of belief dominance as a way to derive a set of non-dominated portfolios and robust individual alternatives. Our approach departs from the tradition of providing a single recommended...
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