Risk-aversion and the uncertainty-investment relationship: A note

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 357-363

  Nakamura, Tamotsu ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

D92; E22; Expected utility maximization; Investment; Risk aversion; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001553137     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2681(99)00015-3     Document Type: Article

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