EBK PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (SECON
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780393616149
Author: Mateer
Publisher: W.W.NORTON+CO. (CC)
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Chapter 17, Problem 2QR
To determine
Hot hand fallacy and the Gambler’s fallacy.
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why is behavioral economic beliefs better than traditional economic
We learned that we can use choice between a gamble over someone's best and worst outcomes and getting an outcome of interest (like getting pizza) for certain as a way to assign numeric values to utility (on a scale of 0 to 1).
Using this method, if you are indifferent between the following:
A gamble that has a 0.3 chance of your best possible outcome (and no lower chance), and a 0.7 chance of your worst possible outcome.
Getting pizza for certain.
it means that your utility for getting pizza is:
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