Regret Theory: An Alternative Theory of Rational Choice Under Uncertainty
1982/12/01 by Graham Loomes, Robert Sugden · 4,068 citations
Decision Sciences · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Mathematics · #Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics #Economics #Epistemology #Housing Market and Economics #Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems #Mathematical economics #Mathematics #Philosophy #Positive economics #Rational choice theory (criminology) #Regret #Sociology #Statistics
paper · doi:10.2307/2232669
published in The Economic Journal 92(368), 805 (Oxford University Press)
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Abstract
Graham Loomes, Robert Sugden; Regret Theory: An Alternative Theory of Rational Choice Under Uncertainty, The Economic Journal, Volume 92, Issue 368, 1 Dece
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