Date: March 25, 2008

Speaker: Don Brown, Yale University

Title: Affective Decision Making: A Behavioral Theory of Choice"

Abstract:

Affective decision-making (ADM) is a refutable and predictive theory of individual choice under risk and uncertainty. It generalizes expected utility theory by positing the existence of two cognitive processes – the “rational” and the “emotional” process. Observed choice is the result of their simultaneous interaction. We present a model of affective choice in insurance markets, where risk perceptions are endogenous.

(Joint work with Anat Bracha)