14.13 | Spring 2020 | Undergraduate, Graduate

Psychology and Economics

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Lecture 7: Risk Preferences I

Description: In this video, Prof. Schilbach describes how economics looks at risk preferences, that is, choices involving risk. Specifically, he covers the topics of risk aversion, expected utility, absurd implications, and small- vs. large-scale risk aversion.

Instructor: Prof. Frank Schilbach

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