Portfolio choice in the presence of non-tradable income: An experimental analysis

German Economic Review

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 427-448

  Klos, Alexander ^a   Weber, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Background risk; Experimental economics; Non tradable income; Portfolio choice

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC THEORY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; INCOME;

EID: 33750038545     PISSN: 14656485     EISSN: 14680475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0475.2006.00128.x     Document Type: Article

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