Questioning rationality: the case for risk consumption

The standard assumption of rational, forward looking behavior has been heavily questioned given the impossibility of understanding some risk consumption behaviors within such a framework. The Becker and Murphy theory of rational addiction made a start on this debate fostering new refinements within...

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Main Authors: Maria Isabel Clímaco, Luís Moura Ramos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Coimbra University Press 2016-09-01
Series:Notas Económicas
Online Access:https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/notaseconomicas/article/view/3671