Are you risk averse over other people's money?

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 901-913

  Chakravarty, Sujoy ^a   Harrison, Glenn W ^b   Haruvy, Ernan E ^c   Rutström, E Elisabet ^b  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

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EID: 79956081728     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4284/0038-4038-77.4.901     Document Type: Article

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