The effect of the background risk in a simple chance improving decision model

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-41

  Lee, Jinkwon ^a  

^a Kyonggi University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Background risk; Opportunity effect; Random round payoff mechanism; Risk aversion; Wealth effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 38649112605     PISSN: 08955646     EISSN: 15730476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11166-007-9028-3     Document Type: Article

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