What are the psychological foundations of value, gains, and losses?

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Our goal is to understand the psychological foundations for the behavioral economics of gains and losses. This is a primary aspect of thinking that possibly underlies a lot of what we do with implications across diverse areas.

Behavioral decision making

How do people behave and hence might be valuing outcomes?

Computational Models

What can computational models suggest about possible psychological mechanisms?

Biological and Evolutionary underpinnings

What are the biological correlates and evolutionary roots ?

Individual differences

How does value-based decisions change across diverse demographics?

Experiential aspects

What are the experiences of gains and losses?How does that make us what we are?

Applications and implications

Exploring some applied aspects and implications

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Aug 2024

What ?

Sumitava Mukherjee delivered a talk titled "Magnitude-Dependent Loss Aversion For Monetary Choices".

Where ?

48th Society for Advancement of Behavioral Economics /IAREP joint conference. Held at the University of Dundee, Scotland.

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