A PSYCHOLOGICAL LAW OF INERTIA AND THE ILLUSION OF LOSS AVERSION

A psychological law of inertia and the illusion of loss aversion

The principle of loss aversion is thought to explain a wide range of anomalous phenomena involving tradeoffs between losses and gains.In this Feature article, I show that the anomalies loss aversion was introduced to explain - the risky bet premium, the endowment effect, and the status-quo bias - are characterized not only by a loss/gain tradeoff,

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HIV and Hepatitis B and C incidence rates in US correctional populations and high risk groups: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background High Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence and high risk Cushions behaviors have been well documented within United States (US) correctional systems.However, uncertainty remains regarding the extent to which placing people in prison or jail increases their risk of HIV infection, and regarding which inmate populations exp

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