The paper
designs a quantum model of decision-making (QMDM) that utilizes neuroscientific
evidence. The new model provides both normative and positive implications to
economics. First, it enhances the study of decision-making which is an
extension of the expected utility theory (EUT) in mathematical economics.
Second, we demonstrate how the quantum model mitigates drawbacks of the
expected utility theory of today.
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