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The Mean and Variance of the Mean-Variance Decision Rule

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  • Chalfant, James
  • Collender, Robert N.
  • Subramanfar, Shankar

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  • Chalfant, James & Collender, Robert N. & Subramanfar, Shankar, 1988. "The Mean and Variance of the Mean-Variance Decision Rule," CUDARE Working Papers 198476, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:ucbecw:198476
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.198476
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