Economic and financial decisions under risk

Economic and Financial Decisions under Risk

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  Eeckhoudt, Louis ^a   Gollier, Christian ^b   Schlesinger, Harris ^c  

^a Facultes Universitaires Catholiques de Mons   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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