Stochastic expected utility theory

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 259-286

  Blavatskyy, Pavlo R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cumulative prospect theory; Decision theory; Expected utility theory; Stochastic utility

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249717737     PISSN: 08955646     EISSN: 15730476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11166-007-9009-6     Document Type: Article

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