An empirical study on intertemporal decision making under risk

Management Science

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 813-826

  Ahlbrecht, Martin ^a   Weber, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavioral Anomalies; Experimental Study; Time Preference

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BEHAVIORAL ANOMALIES; TIME PREFERENCE;

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE;

EID: 0031152666     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.43.6.813     Document Type: Article

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