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Effects of background risks on cautiousness with an application to a portfolio choice problem. / Hara, Chiaki; Huang, James; Kuzmics, Christoph.
In: Journal of Economic Theory, Vol. 146, No. 1, 01.2011, p. 346-358.

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Hara, C, Huang, J & Kuzmics, C 2011, 'Effects of background risks on cautiousness with an application to a portfolio choice problem', Journal of Economic Theory, vol. 146, no. 1, pp. 346-358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jet.2010.08.005

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Hara, C., Huang, J., & Kuzmics, C. (2011). Effects of background risks on cautiousness with an application to a portfolio choice problem. Journal of Economic Theory, 146(1), 346-358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jet.2010.08.005

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Hara C, Huang J, Kuzmics C. Effects of background risks on cautiousness with an application to a portfolio choice problem. Journal of Economic Theory. 2011 Jan;146(1):346-358. doi: 10.1016/j.jet.2010.08.005

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Hara, Chiaki ; Huang, James ; Kuzmics, Christoph. / Effects of background risks on cautiousness with an application to a portfolio choice problem. In: Journal of Economic Theory. 2011 ; Vol. 146, No. 1. pp. 346-358.

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