Social context and the utility of wealth: Addressing the Markowitz challenge

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 305-314

  Coelho, Philip R P ^a   McClure, James E ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; D00; D64; D81; Gambling; Insurance; Risk; Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038913354     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2681(98)00090-0     Document Type: Article

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