The effect of ambiguity aversion on insurance and self-protection

Economic Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 573, 2013, Pages 1188-1202

  Alary, David ^a   Gollier, Christian ^a   Treich, Nicolas ^b  

^a TOULOUSE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

^b TSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; INSURANCE SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 84890309900     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecoj.12035     Document Type: Article

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