Are risk preferences stable? comparing an experimental measure with a validated survey-based measure

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 137-160

  Anderson, Lisa R ^a   Mellor, Jennifer M ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Laboratory experiment; Risk preferences; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350620283     PISSN: 08955646     EISSN: 15730476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11166-009-9075-z     Document Type: Article

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