Are Preferences for Skewness fixed or Fungible
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Are individual preferences for skewness fixed or fungible? Using preference reversals as a case study, we find evidence that preferences remained stable as reversals disappear due to arbitrage across both market-like and non-market contexts. Todd L. Cherry, Sara Gunnarsson, & Jason F. Shogren (2003) "Are Preferences for Skewness fixed or Fungible" Economic Letters Volume 80 Issue 1 pp.113-121 [DOI: 10.1016/ S0165-1765(03)00034-X] Version of Record Available From (www.sciencedirect.com)
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تاریخ انتشار 2003