Ambiguity attitudes in decisions for others

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2016
Volume: 146
Issue: C
Pages: 126-129

Authors (2)

König-Kersting, Christian (not in RePEc) Trautmann, Stefan T. (Universiteit van Tilburg)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We probe the pattern of ambiguity aversion for moderate-likelihood gain prospects, and ambiguity seeking for low-likelihood gain prospects, if people make decisions not for themselves but as agents for others. We confirm the pattern both with and without accountability.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:146:y:2016:i:c:p:126-129
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29