Using consumption and asset return data to estimate farmers' time preferences and risk attitudes

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 934-947

  Lence, Sergio H ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discount rate; Intertemporal substitution; Risk aversion; Time preferences

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; FARMERS ATTITUDE; MODEL; RISK PERCEPTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033662728     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0002-9092.00092     Document Type: Article

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