Ambiguity aversion is the exception

An extensive literature has studied ambiguity aversion in economic decision making, and how ambiguity aversion can account for empirically observed violations of expected utility-based theories. Almost all relevant applied models presume a general dislike of ambiguity. In this paper, we provide a sy...

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Hauptverfasser: Kocher, Martin (VerfasserIn) , Lahno, Amrei Marie (VerfasserIn) , Trautmann, Stefan T. (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Book/Monograph Arbeitspapier
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: München Univ., Volkswirtschaftl. Fak. 2015
Schriftenreihe:Münchener Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Beiträge 2015-2
In: Münchener Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Beiträge (2015-2)

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Verfasserangaben:Martin G. Kocher und Amrei Marie Lahno und Stefan T. Trautmann

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