Glossary · Micro · Risk and behavioral economics
Prospect theory
A description of how people actually judge risky choices. They value gains and losses relative to a reference point rather than in total wealth, losses hurt about twice as much as equal gains please (loss aversion), and they overweight small probabilities.
Also called: loss aversion, reference point
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