Forecasting risk attitudes: An experimental study using actual and forecast gamble choices

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization - Tập 68 - Trang 1-17 - 2008
Catherine C. Eckel1, Philip J. Grossman2
1School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, GR31, Richardson, TX 75080, United States
2Department of Economics, St. Cloud State University, 720 4th Avenue South, SH 386, St. Cloud, MN 56301, United States

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