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Skewed background risks and higher-order risk preferences: prudent versus temperate behavior

Thomas MayrhoferSchool of Business Studies, Stralsund University of Applied Sciences, Stralsund, Germany;Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 338-341 | Published online: 08 Jun 2016

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