More than risk reduction: The investment appeal of insurance

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-54

  Connor, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer; Expected utility; Insurance; Investment; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030123858     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-4870(95)00034-8     Document Type: Article

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