The Behavioural Components of Risk Aversion
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- Greg Davies, 2006. "Rethinking Risk Attitude: Aspiration as Pure Risk," Theory and Decision, Springer, vol. 61(2), pages 159-190, September.
- Davies, G.B., 2005. "Rethinking Risk: Aspiration as Pure Risk," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 0507, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge.
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Risk-Premium; Cumulative Prospect Theory; Loss Aversion; Decision Weights; Utility Curvature;JEL classification:
- D80 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - General
- D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBE-2004-11-07 (Cognitive & Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-EVO-2004-11-07 (Evolutionary Economics)
- NEP-FIN-2004-11-07 (Finance)
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