Behavioral Biases in Annuity Choice: An Experiment
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- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Saving; Personal Finance
- D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
- G22 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies
- J26 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Retirement; Retirement Policies
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBE-2009-04-25 (Cognitive and Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-EXP-2009-04-25 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-UPT-2009-04-25 (Utility Models and Prospect Theory)
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