Testing efficient risk sharing with heterogeneous risk preferences

American Economic Review

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 428-468

  Mazzocco, Maurizio ^a   Saini, Shiv ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b International Arbitration and Litigation Practice   (United States)

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EID: 84856881336     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.1.428     Document Type: Review

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