Two-moments decision models and utility-representable preferences

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 237-244

  Bar Shira, Ziv ^a   Finkelshtain, Israel ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

D80; D81; Location scale; Mean standard deviation; Non expected utility

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001008904     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2681(99)00008-6     Document Type: Article

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