Prospect Theory and Marriage Decisions - Anastasia Bogdanova
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In this paper, I present a marriage decision mechanism and apply the concepts of prospect theory to explain the marriage entry and exit choices of individuals. I derive several results regarding relationship choices under uncertainty. The theoretical setup demonstrates why prospect theory predicts a higher number of active relationships than expected utility theory, even if the relationship is found to be unsuccessful.
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