Probability Neglect: Emotions, Worst Cases, and Law

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• Publication year

  2002

• Venue

  Yale Law Journal

• Publication date

  2002-10-01

• Fields of study

  Political Science, Law, Economics, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.2139/SSRN.292149
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