A model of decision making in an ecologically realistic environment: Relative comparison and the Independence of Irrelevant Alternatives
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Keywords
Rationality; Independence of Irrational Alternatives; Complementary resources; Prospect theory; Feeding behavior; Choice theory; A1; B4; D8;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- A1 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics
- B4 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology
- D8 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty
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