Nonlinear decision weights in choice under uncertainty

Management Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 74-85

  Wu, George ^a   Gonzalez, Richard ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Decision Making under Uncertainty; Decision Weights; Prospect Theory; Support Theory

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

NONLINEAR DECISION WEIGHTS; PROBABILITY WEIGHTING FUNCTIONS;

DECISION THEORY;

EID: 0032630986     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.45.1.74     Document Type: Article

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