Abordagem da teoria tradicional e economia comportamental sobre a tomada de decisão sob incerteza e o comportamento dos pobres nessas circunstâncias

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to understand human behavior in relation to risk from the perspective of traditional theory and behavioral economics, showing how these two conceptions assess people's behavior and how they contrast, overall, in behavior under uncertainty. In addition, it seeks to discuss how risk aversion of individuals can be shaped by the condition of scarcity, leading them to enter a continuous cycle of poverty. Therefore, a descriptive bibliographical study of the main theories on the study of individual preferences, as well as on the recent contribution of the European Behavioral for the field of choices, with emphasis on risk and poverty. The study of the different approaches between the economic thoughts on the individuals' attitudes and choice under uncertainty allows it to observe that the human behavior can be influenced by the environment and the condition they live in. Moreover, it can be observed that individuals can have their decisions influenced when it is inserted within the circumstance of poverty, presenting greater aversion to risk.