Mean-variance preferences and investor behaviour

Economic Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 474, 2001, Pages 849-861

  Ormiston, Michael B ^a   Schlee, Edward E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ECONOMIC THEORY; INVESTMENT; MODEL;

EID: 0034789150     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.00662     Document Type: Article

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