Allais for all: Revisiting the paradox in a large representative sample
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Expected utility theory; Allais paradox; Common consequence effect; Field experiments; Representative sample; C93; D81;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
- D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
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