A Comparison of Regret Theory and Salience Theory for Decisions under Risk
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- Herweg, Fabian & Müller, Daniel, 2021. "A comparison of regret theory and salience theory for decisions under risk," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 193(C).
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Keywords
choice under risk; regret theory; salience theory;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
- D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBE-2019-02-04 (Cognitive and Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-MIC-2019-02-04 (Microeconomics)
- NEP-UPT-2019-02-04 (Utility Models and Prospect Theory)
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