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Taste uncertainty and status quo effects in consumer choice

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  • Graham Loomes
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  • Robert Sugden

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  • Graham Loomes & Shepley Orr & Robert Sugden, 2009. "Taste uncertainty and status quo effects in consumer choice," Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Springer, vol. 39(2), pages 113-135, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jrisku:v:39:y:2009:i:2:p:113-135
    DOI: 10.1007/s11166-009-9076-y
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    Keywords

    Loss aversion; Taste uncertainty; Reference dependence; Status quo effect; D81; C91;
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    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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