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This paper studies the relevance of cognitive uncertainty - subjective uncertainty over one’s utility-maximizing action - for understanding and predicting intertemporal choice. The main idea is that when people are cognitively noisy, such as when a decision is complex, they implicitly treat...
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is also not explained by Prospect Theory models, which predict risk seeking for losses. We discuss these findings in …
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choice between risky and ambiguous Ellsberg urns, we let them choose between a safe option and a risky lottery, whose risk is …, subjects can reduce or even eliminate the ambiguity and turn the decision situation into one of risk. Under the assumption that … request more information. Moreover, we investigate whether the relation between attitudes towards risk and ambiguity is linked …
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can generate systematic biases in revealed preference measures such as spurious risk aversion. These effects are very …
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This article reviews recent developments in revealed preference theory. It discusses the testable implications of theories of choice that are germane to specific economic environments. The focus is on expected utility in risky environments, subjected expected utility and maxmin expected utility...
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