Calibration results for non-expected utility theories

Econometrica

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1143-1166

  Safra, Zvi ^a   Segal, Uzi ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Non expected utility theories; Risk aversion

Indexed keywords

EID: 51349162677     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: 14680262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3982/ECTA6175     Document Type: Article

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