Survey measures of risk aversion and prudence

Applied Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1477-1484

  Eisenhauer, Joseph G ^a   Ventura, Luigi ^b  

^a CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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EID: 0142249283     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0003684032000151287     Document Type: Article

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