The life and work of Amos Tversky

One of the most influential economic psychologists of our time, Amos Tversky, died 2 years ago. In this obituary, Tversky's life and work are summarized. The main themes and categories of his work are the study of human judgment, risk perception, cognitive illusions, heuristics and biases, simi...

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Published inJournal of economic psychology Vol. 19; no. 4; p. 515
Main Author van Raaij, W Fred
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier Sequoia S.A 01.08.1998
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Economists
Psychology
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Summary:One of the most influential economic psychologists of our time, Amos Tversky, died 2 years ago. In this obituary, Tversky's life and work are summarized. The main themes and categories of his work are the study of human judgment, risk perception, cognitive illusions, heuristics and biases, similarity and preference judgments, framing, prospect theory, support theory, legal and medical decision making, the money illusion, and probabilistic insurance.
ISSN:0167-4870
1872-7719