Can non-expected utility theories explain the paradox of not voting?
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- Serge Blondel & Louis Lévy-Garboua, 2011. "Can non-expected utility theories explain the paradox of not voting?," PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) hal-01476363, HAL.
- Serge Blondel & Louis Lévy-Garboua, 2011. "Can non-expected utility theories explain the paradox of not voting?," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) hal-01476363, HAL.
- Serge Blondel & Louis Lévy-Garboua, 2011. "Can non-expected utility theories explain the paradox of not voting?," Post-Print hal-01476363, HAL.
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Keywords
paradox of not voting; probability transformation; reference point; regret;All these keywords.
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- D8 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty
- D7 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making
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