Risk taking by agents: The role of ex-ante and ex-post accountability
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2014.04.004
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- Pollmann, Monique & Potters, J.J.M. & Trautmann, S.T., 2014. "Risk taking by agents : The role of ex-ante and ex-post accountability," Other publications TiSEM 778a60cb-96c3-4505-a68a-4, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
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Keywords
Decision under risk; Decisions of agents; Accountability;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
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