Solving daniel bernoulli’s st petersburg paradox: The paradox which is not and never was

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 331-345

  Vivian, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 70350198404     PISSN: 10158812     EISSN: 22223436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajems.v6i2.3317     Document Type: Article

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