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Risk, complexity, and deviations from expected-value maximization: Results of a lottery choice experiment

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  • Weizsacker, Georg

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  • Huck, Steffen & Weizsacker, Georg, 1999. "Risk, complexity, and deviations from expected-value maximization: Results of a lottery choice experiment," Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier, vol. 20(6), pages 699-715, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:joepsy:v:20:y:1999:i:6:p:699-715
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