Risk preference estimation in the nonlinear mean standard deviation approach

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 770-782

  Saha, Atanu ^a  

^a Micronomics Inc   (United States)

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EID: 0031481472     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.1997.tb01963.x     Document Type: Article

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