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Inferring risk attitudes from certainty equivalents: Some lessons from an experimental study

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  • Krahnen, Jan Pieter
  • Rieck, Christian
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  • Krahnen, Jan Pieter & Rieck, Christian & Theissen, Erik, 1997. "Inferring risk attitudes from certainty equivalents: Some lessons from an experimental study," Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier, vol. 18(5), pages 469-486, September.
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