D Eil… - American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Abstract: We study processing and acquisition of objective information regarding qualities
that people care about, intelligence and beauty. Subjects receiving negative feedback did
not respect the strength of these signals, were far less predictable in their updating ...
D Eil - 2011 - econ.as.nyu.edu
Abstract Experimental and field research has shown that individuals often exhibit time
inconsistent preferences. Often this is in the direction of “hyperbolic” or quasi-hyperbolic
discounting. That is, individuals have a steeper discount rate for a given delay length ...
DH Eil - 2012 - gradworks.umi.com
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Holding, Ph.D., UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, 2011, 91 pages; 3459838. ...
D Eil… - 2010 - econ.ucsd.edu
Abstract Much research has shown that risk preferences are often a function not of total
lifetime wealth, but also of recent changes in wealth. A common pattern, which is predicted
by prospect theory, is decreasing risk aversion following both large losses (the “break ...