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Uncertainty Aversion

Uncertainty Aversion is a behavioral economic construct that denotes the tendency of individuals to prefer known risks over unknown probabilities, distinguishing it from risk aversion by specifically reflecting dislike of ambiguity in probabilistic information.

416

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46.2K

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870

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496

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2017–2026

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Variants

Ambiguity Aversion

Parents

Publications

416

Investment Under Uncertainty.

Eduardo S. Schwartz, Avinash Dixit, Robert S. Pindyck · The Journal of Finance · 1994 · 9.9K citations

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Subjective Probability and Expected Utility without Additivity

David Schmeidler · Econometrica · 1989 · 2.3K citations

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Political uncertainty and risk premia

Ľuboš Pástor, Pietro Veronesi · Journal of Financial Economics · 2013 · 2.3K citations

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Saving and Uncertainty: The Precautionary Demand for Saving

Hayne E. Leland · The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 1968 · 1.4K citations

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The Effect of Uncertainty on Saving Decisions

Agnar Sandmo · The Review of Economic Studies · 1970 · 924 citations

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Authors

870

  1. AC
    Alain Chateauneuf

    Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France

    6 publications · 713 citations

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  2. SC
    Simone Cerreia‐Vioglio

    Bocconi University, Italy

    6 publications · 400 citations

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  3. PV
    Pietro Veronesi

    University of Chicago, United States

    6 publications · 2.6K citations

    6

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  4. JE
    Jürgen Eichberger

    Heidelberg University, Germany

    5 publications · 584 citations

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  5. MM
    Mássimo Marinacci

    Bocconi University, Italy

    5 publications · 387 citations

    5

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Institutions

496

  1. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    16 h-index

    26 publications

    7.2K citations

  2. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    12 h-index

    14 publications

    941 citations

  3. Bocconi University

    Milan, Italy

    10 h-index

    22 publications

    1.4K citations

  4. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    9 h-index

    11 publications

    3K citations

  5. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    9 h-index

    9 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. Centre for Economic Policy Research

    London, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    5.4K citations

  7. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    668 citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    857 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 25 publications · 950 citations

    16

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  2. The Economic Journal

    12 publications · 1.3K citations

    12

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  3. The Quarterly Journal of Economics

    QJE · 12 publications · 3K citations

    12

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  4. The Review of Economic Studies

    11 publications · 2.2K citations

    11

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  5. Econometrica

    12 publications · 4.4K citations

    11

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