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On the intensity of downside risk aversion

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Louis Eeckhoudt

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Volume (Year): 36 (2008)
Issue (Month): 3 (June)
Pages: 267-276
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Keywords: Downside risk aversion; Measure; Intensity; D81;

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  12. Jérôme Foncel & Nicolas Treich, 2005. "Fear of Ruin," Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Springer, vol. 31(3), pages 289-300, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  1. Sebastian Ebert & Daniel Wiesen, 2009. "An experimental methodology testing for prudence and third-order preferences," Bonn Econ Discussion Papers bgse21_2009, University of Bonn, Germany. [Downloadable!]
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