The Evolution of Our Preferences: Evidence from Capuchin-Monkey Trading Behavior
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Keywords
Prospect theory; Loss aversion; Reference dependence; Evolution; Neuroeconomics; Capuchin monkeys; Monkey business;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- C99 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Other
- D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
- D46 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Value Theory
- D80 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - General
- D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EVO-2005-06-27 (Evolutionary Economics)
- NEP-EXP-2005-06-27 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-HPE-2005-06-27 (History and Philosophy of Economics)
- NEP-PKE-2005-06-27 (Post Keynesian Economics)
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