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The 13 pages that link to Loss aversion, each with the reason it gives.

• Behavioral economicsBroader topic: This asymmetry helps explain reluctance to surrender possessions or accept uncertain losses.

• Prospect theoryBroader topic: It captures the theory's central asymmetry between losses and gains.

• Daniel KahnemanBroader topic: It is a central feature of prospect theory and helps explain resistance to change.

• Risk aversionRelated: It can make observed risk choices depend on reference points, beyond ordinary concavity.

• Amos TverskyRelated: Prospect theory, co-developed by Tversky, models the unequal weight people assign to losses and gains.

• Behavioral financeBroader topic: It helps explain reluctance to sell losing investments or accept financial losses.

• Framing effectRelated: Negative wording can make a possible loss loom larger than an equivalent gain.

• Endowment effectRelated: Giving up an owned item feels like a loss, which can raise its perceived value.

• Disposition effectBroader topic: Realizing a loss can feel especially costly, encouraging investors to keep losing assets.

• Pyramid schemeRelated: Fear of losing prior payments can keep participants recruiting after warning signs appear.

• Ambiguity effectCompared with: It explains sensitivity to gains and losses, not specifically to unknown odds.

• Denomination effectRelated: Parting with one large note can feel like a more noticeable loss than spending several small ones.

• NeuroeconomicsRelated: Neuroeconomic studies examine how loss sensitivity appears in valuation and choice.