On the value of information: Why people reject medical tests

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics

Volumn 56, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-12

  Fels, Markus ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Disappointment aversion; Information acquisition; Medical diagnosis; Reference dependence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924574605     PISSN: 22148043     EISSN: 22148051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2015.02.006     Document Type: Article

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