An experimental test of loss aversion

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 233-249

  Schmidt, Ulrich ^a   Traub, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cumulative prospect theory; Gender differences; Loss aversion; Loss premium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036429533     PISSN: 08955646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020923921649     Document Type: Article

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