Marginal risk aversion and preferences in a betting market

Applied Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 371-376

  Hamid, Shahid S ^a   Prakash, Arun J ^a   Smyser, Michael W ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Southern University

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EID: 0347121724     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368496328740     Document Type: Article

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