General uncertainty in portfolio selection: A case-based decision approach

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 67, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 718-734

  Golosnoy, Vasyl ^a   Okhrin, Yarema ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b Viadrina University   (Germany)

Author keywords

Act similarity; Case based reasoning; General uncertainty; Model belief degree

Indexed keywords

EID: 49049122264     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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