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Non‐transitive Choice: Event‐Splitting Effects or Framing Effects?

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Recent studies have examined possible causes of the robust empirical failure of the transitivity axiom of expected utility theory by pitting regret aversion against alternative explanations such as event‐splitting effects. These tests show that cycles replicate when the latter are controlled, but are sensitive to changes in problem representation. The control for event‐splitting effects, however, does not rule out their contribution to cyclical choices in some circumstances. An experiment is reported which investigates this possibility. Cyclical choices are observed that cannot be due to event‐splitting effects, but appear attributable to within‐event and between‐act evaluations of decision problems plus framing effects.

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  • Steven Humphrey, 2001. "Non‐transitive Choice: Event‐Splitting Effects or Framing Effects?," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 68(269), pages 77-96, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:econom:v:68:y:2001:i:269:p:77-96
    DOI: 10.1111/1468-0335.00234
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