Risk aversion when gains are likely and unlikely: Evidence from a natural experiment with large stakes

DOI10.1007/s11238-007-9056-0zbMath1136.91321OpenAlexW3124980525MaRDI QIDQ928755

Ganna Pogrebna, Pavlo R. Blavatskyy

Publication date: 11 June 2008

Published in: Theory and Decision (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11238-007-9056-0

zbMATH Keywords

risk attituderisk aversionnatural experimentrisk seeking

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Stochastic games, stochastic differential games (91A15)

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