The Effect of Ambiguity on Status Quo Bias: An Experimental Study
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Keywords
Status Quo Bias; Risk; Ambiguity; Reference Effects.;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- D11 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Theory
- D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBE-2015-12-01 (Cognitive and Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-EXP-2015-12-01 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-UPT-2015-12-01 (Utility Models and Prospect Theory)
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