Decisions under uncertainty: Psychological, economic, and neuroeconomic explanations of risk preference

Neuroeconomics

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 127-144

  Weber, Elke U ^a   Johnson, Eric J ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

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EID: 84882497320     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374176-9.00010-5     Document Type: Chapter

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