It turns out that certain combinations of tau and alpha are consistent with risk mattering less.
Surprise: the model also provides an explanation for the uncertainty effect, a finding that Uri Gneezy, @johnlist.bsky.social, and I wrote up 20 years ago. academic.oup.com/qje/article-...
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Abstract. Expected utility theory, prospect theory, and most other models of risky choice are based on the fundamental premise that individuals choose amon