Why does implied risk aversion smile?

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 859-904

  Ziegler, Alexandre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

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EID: 41549142136     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhl023     Document Type: Article

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