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The sure-thing principle and the comonotonic sure-thing principle: An axiomatic analysis

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  • Wakker, Peter, 1996. "The sure-thing principle and the comonotonic sure-thing principle: An axiomatic analysis," Journal of Mathematical Economics, Elsevier, vol. 25(2), pages 213-227.
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