Does Hollywood Make Too Many R-Rated Movies? Risk, Stochastic Dominance, and the Illusion of Expectation

Journal of Business

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 425-451

  De Vany, Arthur ^a   Walls, W David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 0141942644     PISSN: 00219398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/339890     Document Type: Article

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