Does the degree of relative risk aversion vary with household characteristics?

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 771-787

  Pålsson, Anne Marie ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age; Household portfolio composition; Real assets; Risk aversion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030527050     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4870(96)00039-6     Document Type: Article

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