Risk aversion and planning horizons

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 708-734

  Bommier, Antoine ^a,b   Rochet, Jean Charles ^b,c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c IDEI ^*

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EID: 34948821067     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/JEEA.2006.4.4.708     Document Type: Article

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