Behavioral Biases and Firm Behavior : Evidence from Kenyan Retail Shops

Many subjects in lab experiments exhibit small-stakes risk aversion, consistent with loss aversion. Those with greater math skills are less likely to show small-stakes risk aversion. We argue that departures from expected utility maximization may help explain why many firms in developing countries l...

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Main Authors: Kremer, Michael, Lee, Jean, Robinson, Jonathan, Rostapshova, Olga
Language:en_US
Published: American Economic Association 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17930