Changes in Background Risk and Risk Taking Behavior
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Publication:4883108
DOI10.2307/2171866zbMath0849.90002OpenAlexW2074142241MaRDI QIDQ4883108
Christian Gollier, Harris Schlesinger, Louis R. Eeckhoudt
Publication date: 1 July 1996
Published in: Econometrica (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://www.cesifo.org/DocDL/ces_wp19.pdf
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