A Bayesian approach to uncertainty aversion

Review of Economic Studies

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 449-466

  Halevy, Yoram ^a   Feltkamp, Vincent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MAASTRICHT SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; RISK PERCEPTION; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNCERTAINTY ROLE;

EID: 16344375445     PISSN: 00346527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-937X.2005.00339.x     Document Type: Article

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