Risk Aversion and the Value of Risk to Life

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-104

  Bommier, Antoine ^a   Villeneuve, Bertrand ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DAUPHINE   (France)

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EID: 84857392597     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: 15396975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6975.2010.01390.x     Document Type: Article

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