Comparative mixed risk aversion: Definition and application to self-protection and willingness to pay

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 261-276

  Dachraoui, Kaïs ^a   Dionne, Georges ^b   Eeckhoudt, Louis ^c   Godfroid, Philippe ^c  

^a STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c FUCaM   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Background risk; Mixed risk aversion; More risk averse MRA; Self protection; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944451555     PISSN: 08955646     EISSN: 15730476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:RISK.0000046146.97495.9e     Document Type: Article

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