Risk-Intolerant but Risk-Taking—Towards a Better Understanding of Inconsistent Survey Responses of the Euro Area Households
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risk tolerance; risk aversion; risk-taking; MiFID II; MiFIR; suitability assessment; households; risky financial assets; financial institutions; financial advisory; portfolio management;All these keywords.
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