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On the potential for observational equivalence in experiments on risky choice when a power utility function is assumed

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On the potential for observational equivalence in experiments on risky choice when a power utility function is assumed. / Peel, David; Zhang, Jie.
In: Economics Letters, Vol. 116, No. 1, 07.2012, p. 8-10.

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Peel, D & Zhang, J 2012, 'On the potential for observational equivalence in experiments on risky choice when a power utility function is assumed', Economics Letters, vol. 116, no. 1, pp. 8-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.116

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Peel, D., & Zhang, J. (2012). On the potential for observational equivalence in experiments on risky choice when a power utility function is assumed. Economics Letters, 116(1), 8-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.116

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Peel D, Zhang J. On the potential for observational equivalence in experiments on risky choice when a power utility function is assumed. Economics Letters. 2012 Jul;116(1):8-10. doi: 10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.116

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Peel, David ; Zhang, Jie. / On the potential for observational equivalence in experiments on risky choice when a power utility function is assumed. In: Economics Letters. 2012 ; Vol. 116, No. 1. pp. 8-10.

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