The nature of risk preferences: Evidence from insurance choices

American Economic Review

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2499-2529

  Barseghyan, Levon ^a   Molinari, Francesca ^a   O'Donoghue, Ted ^a   Teitelbaum, Joshua C ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84886066779     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.103.6.2499     Document Type: Article

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