Stochastic dominance and behavior towards risk: The market for Internet stocks

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 194-208

  Fong, Wai Mun ^a   Lean, Hooi Hooi ^b   Wong, Wing Keung ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^c HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Gambles; Prospect theory; Stochastic dominance; Utility functions

Indexed keywords

EID: 50449109584     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2008.03.013     Document Type: Article

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