Loss Aversion

WikiLast edit: 4 Feb 2010 19:56 UTC by Vladimir_Nesov

Loss aversion is risk aversion’s evil twin. A loss-averse agent tends to avoid uncertain gambles, not because every unit of money brings him a bit less utility, but because he weighs losses more heavily than gains, always treating his current level of money as somehow special.

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