Causes of Allais common consequence paradoxes: an experimental dissection

DOI10.1016/j.jmp.2004.01.001zbMath1097.91508OpenAlexW2150210521MaRDI QIDQ1877594

Michael H. Birnbaum

Publication date: 19 August 2004

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Psychology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmp.2004.01.001

zbMATH Keywords

paradoxAllais paradoxExpected utilityFramingCumulative prospect theoryNonexpected utilityBranch independenceCoalescingCommon consequenceConfigural weightingEvent-splittingRank and sign dependent utilityRank dependent expected utility

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Utility theory (91B16)

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