Risk taking on behalf of others: Does the timing of uncertainty revelation matter?
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Risk-taking; decision-making; uncertainty;All these keywords.
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- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
- 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-EXP-2025-06-09 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-RMG-2025-06-09 (Risk Management)
- NEP-UPT-2025-06-09 (Utility Models and Prospect Theory)
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