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Utility of wealth and relative risk aversion: Operationalization and estimation

โœ Scribed by Nico L. Van der Sar

Publisher
Springer Milan
Year
1989
Tongue
English
Weight
450 KB
Volume
12
Category
Article
ISSN
1593-8883

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