Solutions to the asset allocation problem by informed respondents: The significance of the size-of-bet and the 1/N heuristic

Risk Management and Insurance Review

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 251-271

  Clark, Gordon L ^a   Caerlewy Smith, Emiko ^a   Marshall, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 69649088403     PISSN: 10981616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6296.2009.01166.x     Document Type: Article

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