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Risk Preferences Beyond Expected Utility Theory: Theoretical and Experimental Approaches
R?ger, Maximilian - 2011
preferences beyond the classical concept of expected utility theory. The thesis contains four main chapters.The first two chapters … dependence compared to classical models of expected utility theory. It is shown that some empirical puzzles concerning … utility theory are met. It is shown that the methodological concerns are empirically relevant when a classification of …
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Bootstrap Markov chain Monte Carlo and optimal solutions for the Law of Categorical Judgment (Corrected)
Kochanski, Greg P; Rosner, Burton S. - 2010
sets simulated for Full Signal Detection Theory and its special cases of standard Signal Detection Theory and Complementary … Signal Detection Theory. …
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Design of Discrete Auction
Sujarittanonta, Pacharasut - 2010
Chapter 1: Efficient Design of an Auction with Discrete Bid Levels This paper studies one of auction design issues: the choice of bid levels. Full efficiency is generally unachievable with a discrete auction. Since there may be more than one bidder who submits the same bid, the auction cannot...
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Lump Sum versus Annuity: Choices of Kentucky Farmers during the Tobacco Buyout Program
Pushkarskaya, Helen N.; Marshall, Maria I. - 2009
choice between annuities and a lump-sumpayment. Subjects in our field experiment did not have to retire or change their … while discounted utility theory gives acceptablepredictions of the farmers’ behavior, other factors have to be taken into …
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Empirical estimation of consistency parameter in intertemporal choice based on Tsallis’ statistics
Takahashi, Taiki; Oono, Hidemi; Radford, Mark H. B. - 2007
Impulsivity and inconsistency in intertemporal choice have been attracting attention in econophysics and neuroeconomics. Although loss of self-control by substance abusers is strongly related to their inconsistency in intertemporal choice, researchers in neuroeconomics and psychopharmacology...
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Interpersonal Trust Formation During the Supplier Selection Process: The Role of Communication Channel
Huang, Xiaowen; Gattiker, Thomas F.; Schwarz, Joshua L. - 2008
behavioral experiment (N=117) comparing three communication media (face-to-face, email, and Internet reverse auctions) and two …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009431843
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What is good work? Different aspects of labor contracts in theory and experiment
Bleich, Sabrina - 2009
"Good work" is interpreted from an employer's and a worker's viewpoint. An economic experiment on the existence of … their duration is subject of a second theoretical model. An experiment yields further insights to this topic. …
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The effects of content presentation format and user characteristics on novice developers’ understanding of process models
Recker, Jan C.; Dreiling, Alexander - 2011
Process models are used by information professionals to convey semantics about the business operations in a real world domain intended to be supported by an information system. The understandability of these models is vital to them being used for information systems development. In this paper,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438157
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Experimentelle Untersuchungen zur Bewertung von Geld : ein Beitrag zur Risikoanalyse
Prieur, Sigurd - 2002
Klassische Geldbewertung unterstellt einen Zusammenhang zwischen Geld (x) und empfundener Geldbewertung über eine Funktion v(x) für x=0.In dieser Arbeit wird die "Fenstertheorie der emotionalen Wahrnehmung" von Albers als neuer Ansatz der Geldbewertung vorgestellt. Dieser unterstellt keine...
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Design and Testing of an Auction for Non-Convex Cost Environments
LeeVanSchaick, Pallas - 2008
Van Boening and Wilcox ran experiments finding that the ordinarily robust DoubleAuction produced inefficient results in an environment characterized by a small numberof sellers with non-convex cost structures (i.e. large avoidable fixed costs, zeroincremental costs, and production quantity...
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