yield a loss aversion coefficient of about 2

Tversky (1991) · Quarterly Journal of Economics · Read the paper

the data 'yield a loss aversion coefficient of about 2'.

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Tversky, A., & Kahneman, D. (1991). Loss aversion in riskless choice: a reference-dependent model. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 106(4), 1039-1061. doi:10.2307/2937956. Full text read (technical report version, DTIC ADA231109): the data 'yield a loss aversion coefficient of about 2'.