Robust Preferences and Robust Portfolio Choice

Handbook of Numerical Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue , 2009, Pages 29-87

  Schied, Alexander ^a   Föllmer, Hans ^b   Weber, Stefan ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 70350329270     PISSN: 15708659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1570-8659(08)00002-1     Document Type: Chapter

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