The no-loss offset provision and the attitude towards risk of a risk-neutral firm

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 207-217

  Eeckhoudt, Louis ^a   Gollier, Christian ^b   Schlesinger, Harris ^c  

^a Fac Univ Catholicques Mons Lille   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

First and second order risk aversion; Loss offset

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031206363     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(97)00023-6     Document Type: Article

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