Is "Generic Utility Theory" a Suitable Theory of Choice Behavior for Gambles with Mixed Gains and Losses?

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 189-211

  Chechile, Richard A ^a   Butler, Susan F ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Context dependent utility scaling; Generic utility theory; Theory of choice behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034422847     PISSN: 08955646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007833125015     Document Type: Article

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