Risk attitudes and risky behavior

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 749-770

  Wärneryd, Karl Erik ^a,b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hypothetical risky choices; Risk attitude; Risk propensity; Risky behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030529055     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4870(96)00034-7     Document Type: Article

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