A value function that explains the magnitude and sign effects

DOI10.1016/j.econlet.2009.08.004zbMath1179.91123OpenAlexW2140861190MaRDI QIDQ1046282

Sanjit Dhami, Ali al-Nowaihi

Publication date: 21 December 2009

Published in: Economics Letters (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://www.le.ac.uk/economics/research/RePEc/lec/leecon/dp08-31.pdf

zbMATH Keywords

anomalies of the exponentially discounted utility modelSIE value functionsthe magnitude effectthe sign effect

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Utility theory (91B16) Consumer behavior, demand theory (91B42)

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