Evolution of subjective hurricane risk perceptions: A Bayesian approach

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 644-663

  Kelly, David L ^a   Letson, David ^b   Nelson, Forrest ^c   Nolan, David S ^b   Solís, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian learning; Correlated information; Event markets; Favorite longshot bias; Hurricanes; Prediction markets; Risk perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856212404     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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