Growth versus security tradeoffs in dynamic investment analysis

Annals of Operations Research

Volumn 85, Issue , 1999, Pages 193-225

  MacLean, Leonard C ^a   Ziemba, William T ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0033420911     PISSN: 02545330     EISSN: 15729338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018969727211     Document Type: Article

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