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Higher-order risk vulnerability. / Huang, Xiaoping; Stapleton, Richard Christopher.
In: Economic Theory, Vol. 63, No. 2, 02.2017, p. 387-406.

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Huang, X & Stapleton, RC 2017, 'Higher-order risk vulnerability', Economic Theory, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 387-406. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00199-015-0935-2

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Huang, X., & Stapleton, R. C. (2017). Higher-order risk vulnerability. Economic Theory, 63(2), 387-406. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00199-015-0935-2

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Huang X, Stapleton RC. Higher-order risk vulnerability. Economic Theory. 2017 Feb;63(2):387-406. Epub 2016 Mar 23. doi: 10.1007/s00199-015-0935-2

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Huang, Xiaoping ; Stapleton, Richard Christopher. / Higher-order risk vulnerability. In: Economic Theory. 2017 ; Vol. 63, No. 2. pp. 387-406.

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