Risk preferences, production risk and firm heterogeneity

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 275-293

  Kumbhakar, Subal C ^a   Tveterås, Ragnar ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Heterogeneity; Joint estimation; Production risk; Risk aversion; Salmon aquaculture

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; PROFITABILITY; RISK FACTOR; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0042312482     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9442.t01-1-00009     Document Type: Article

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