Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision under Risk
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DOI10.2307/1914185zbMath0411.90012WikidataQ29540774 ScholiaQ29540774MaRDI QIDQ4198292
Publication date: 1979
Published in: Econometrica (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.2307/1914185
decision making; expected utility theory; prospect theory; insurance; risk aversion; gambling; decision under risk; isolation effect; decision weights; certainty effect; inconsistent preferences
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