Ambiguity in Individual Choice and Market Environments: On the Importance of Comparative Ignorance
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Keywords
ambiguity; asset market experiment; comparitive ignorance;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- C92 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Group Behavior
- D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
- G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EXP-2011-08-29 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-MIC-2011-08-29 (Microeconomics)
- NEP-NEU-2011-08-29 (Neuroeconomics)
- NEP-UPT-2011-08-29 (Utility Models and Prospect Theory)
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