http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/4363/ozzie-chung Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:01:16 -0400 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:01:16 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1592/prospect-theory-in-international-relations By Ozzie Chung - Prospect theory, a behavioral economic theory first proposed by David Kahneman and Amos Tversky in 1979, has evolved into a seminal theory on risk decision-making applicable in a wide range of fields. Yet in both political science and international relations, prospect theory remains controversial, in part due to its laboratory origins as an economic theory. This study seeks to examine prospect theory's explanatory power in 78 cases of interstate conflict. Through a bivariate logistic regression of risk determinants leading up to interstate conflict, the study determines that prospect theory does... Sat, 31 May 2014 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1592/prospect-theory-in-international-relations