Source preference and ambiguity aversion: models and evidence from behavioral and neuroimaging experiments

Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research

Volumn 20, Issue , 2008, Pages 179-201

  Chew, Soo Hong ^a   Li, King King ^a   Chark, Robin ^a   Zhong, Songfa ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; GAME; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW;

BRAIN; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 56849116558     PISSN: 07312199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0731-2199(08)20008-7     Document Type: Review

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