The ambiguity triangle: uncovering fundamental patterns of behavior under uncertainty
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- Daniel R. Burghart & Thomas Epper & Ernst Fehr, 2015. "The Ambiguity Triangle: Uncovering Fundamental Patterns of Behavior Under Uncertainty," CESifo Working Paper Series 5420, CESifo.
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Keywords
Behavior under uncertainty; ambiguity preferences; heterogeneity; probability triangle; ambiguity triangle;All these keywords.
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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