Social network utility and the economics of risk: The case of HIV

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 195-205

  Bell, David C ^a   Richard, Alan J ^a   Montoya, Isaac D ^a   Elwood, William N ^b   Goush, Soumen N ^c   Matta, Benjamin N ^c  

^a Affiliated Systems Corporation   (United States)

^b NOVA Research Company   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Economic models; HIV; Network utility

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031628471     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2681(97)00091-7     Document Type: Article

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