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Bettors Love Skewness, Not Risk, at the Horse Track

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  • Maurry Tamarkin

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  • Joseph Golec & Maurry Tamarkin, 1998. "Bettors Love Skewness, Not Risk, at the Horse Track," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 106(1), pages 205-225, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:jpolec:v:106:y:1998:i:1:p:205-225
    DOI: 10.1086/250007
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