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comparative ignorance: a standalone construct

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comparativeignorance1 CONSTRUCTComparative ignoranceFOX · JUDGMENT AND DECISION

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Judgment and decision making

the finding that ambiguity aversion appears mainly when people compare a vague option with a clearer one or with more knowledgeable others.

In judgment and decision making, comparative ignorance refers to the finding that ambiguity aversion appears mainly when people compare a vague option with a clearer one or with more knowledgeable others. This meaning comes from Fox (1995) in The Quarterly Journal of Economics.[1]

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References

  1. Fox, C. R., & Tversky, A. (1995). Ambiguity Aversion and Comparative Ignorance. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 110(3), 585-603. https://doi.org/10.2307/2946693

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