The Illusion of Irrationality
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Keywords
Expected Utility Theory; Relative Utility Function; Allais Paradox; Common Ratio Effect; Prospect Theory;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
- 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
- D87 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Neuroeconomics
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EVO-2009-12-19 (Evolutionary Economics)
- NEP-NEU-2009-12-19 (Neuroeconomics)
- NEP-UPT-2009-12-19 (Utility Models and Prospect Theory)
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