A Reason for Unreason: Returns-Based Beliefs in Game Theory
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- Velu, Chander & Iyer, Sriya & Gair, Jonathan R., 2012. "A Reason for Unreason: Returns-Based Beliefs in Game Theory," IZA Discussion Papers 6711, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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Keywords
Rationality; Subjective Probabilities; Returns-Based Beliefs;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
- D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EVO-2010-10-16 (Evolutionary Economics)
- NEP-EXP-2010-10-16 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-GTH-2010-10-16 (Game Theory)
- NEP-HPE-2010-10-16 (History and Philosophy of Economics)
- NEP-UPT-2010-10-16 (Utility Models and Prospect Theory)
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