Choice under Uncertainty: Prospect Theory

Content for Tuesday, January 24, 2023

A (Gentle) Reminder

Problem sets are your main way of learning the material for this course. You ought to be engaging with them early and often. They don’t take a colossal amount of time, but they can be a real bear if you try to do them at the last minute. (And then you won’t learn things very well, if at all.)

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Prospect Theory:

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