INDIVIDUAL RISK ATTITUDES: MEASUREMENT, DETERMINANTS, AND BEHAVIORAL CONSEQUENCES
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the European Economic Association
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1542-4766
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4774.2011.01015.x