Risk aversion and wealth: Evidence from person-to-person lending portfolios

Management Science

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 279-297

  Paravisini, Daniel ^a,b   Rappoport, Veronica ^a,b   Ravina, Enrichetta ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^c The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

Author keywords

Crowdfunding; Portfolio choice; Risk aversion

Indexed keywords

FINANCE; RISK ANALYSIS;

CROWDFUNDING; FINANCIAL DECISIONS; PANEL DATA; PORTFOLIO CHOICE; RELATIVE RISK AVERSIONS; RISK AVERSE; RISK AVERSION; RISK AVERSION PARAMETERS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

EID: 85013638392     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2015.2317     Document Type: Article

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