Probability Weighting in Choice under Risk: An Empirical Test

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 185-198

  Bleichrodt, Han ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health; Nonexpected utility; Probability weighting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035594973     PISSN: 08955646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011136203223     Document Type: Article

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