The influence of fear in decisions: experimental evidence

DOI10.1007/s11166-009-9079-8zbMath1187.91058WikidataQ56967128 ScholiaQ56967128MaRDI QIDQ843713

Graciela Chichilnisky, Olivier Chanel

Publication date: 15 January 2010

Published in: Journal of Risk and Uncertainty (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11166-009-9079-8

zbMATH Keywords

decision under risk; probability weighting function; fear; losses; catastrophic event

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

91B14: Social choice

91A90: Experimental studies

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