Developments in Non-Expected Utility Theory: The Hunt for a Descriptive Theory of Choice under Risk
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- 1 June 2000
- journal article
- Published by American Economic Association in Journal of Economic Literature
- Vol. 38 (2) , 332-382
- https://doi.org/10.1257/jel.38.2.332
Abstract
This article reviews recent developments in the economic theory of individual decision making under risk. Since the 1950s it has been known that individual choices violate the standard model of expected utility in predictable ways. Considerable research effort has now been devoted to the project of developing a superior descriptive model. Following an overview of non-expected utility theories which distinguishes between “conventional” and “non-conventional” approaches, the paper seeks to assess these alternative models in terms of empirical success (using laboratory and field data) and theoretical usefulness. The closing sections reflect on some new directions emerging in this literature.Keywords
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