Neoclassical theory versus prospect theory: Evidence from the marketplace

Econometrica

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 615-625

  List, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Endowment effect; Experience; Field experiment

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; ECONOMICS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL TESTS;

ENDOWMENT EFFECT; NEOCLASSICAL THEORY; PROSPECT THEORY;

MARKETING;

EID: 1642346858     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0262.2004.00502.x     Document Type: Article

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