Judged knowledge and ambiguity aversion


Keppe, Hans-Jürgen ; Weber, Martin



DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01078869
URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF010788...
Additional URL: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1996-10292-001
Document Type: Article
Year of publication: 1995
The title of a journal, publication series: Theory and Decision
Volume: 39
Issue number: 1
Page range: 51-77
Place of publication: Heidelberg [u.a.]
Publishing house: Springer
ISSN: 0040-5833 , 1573-7187
Publication language: English
Institution: Business School > ABWL u. Finanzwirtschaft, insbes. Bankbetriebslehre (Weber -2017)
Subject: 150 Psychology
330 Economics
Keywords (English): Ambiguity , competence , knowledge , decision making , uncertainty
Abstract: Competence has recently been proposed as an explanation for the degree of ambiguity aversion. Using general knowledge questions we presented subjects with simple lotteries in which they could bet on an event and against the same event. We show that the sum of certainty equivalents for both bets depends on the judged knowledge of the class of events. We also elicited the decision weights for events and complementary events. We found a similar effect of knowledge on the sum of decision weights.

Dieser Eintrag ist Teil der Universitätsbibliographie.




Metadata export


Citation


+ Search Authors in

+ Page Views

Hits per month over past year

Detailed information



You have found an error? Please let us know about your desired correction here: E-Mail


Actions (login required)

Show item Show item