Principles of Economics (Second Edition)
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Author: Lee Coppock, Dirk Mateer
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Chapter 17, Problem 5QFR
To determine
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The concept of Prospect theory and whether an individual can suffer a setback in the beginning of a process which can cause a behavioral change.
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