What if you are not Bayesian? The consequences for decisions involving risk
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2017.09.027
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- Paul Goodwin & Dilek Önkal & Herman O. Stekler, 2017. "What if you are not Bayesian? The consequences for decisions involving risk," Working Papers 2017-003, The George Washington University, Department of Economics, H. O. Stekler Research Program on Forecasting.
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