Learning to Be Risk Averse

Psychological Review

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 309-319

  March, James G ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1542577227     PISSN: 0033295X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-295X.103.2.309     Document Type: Article

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