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Self-employment and psychometric measure of risk aversion: a replication and extension

Marko KorhonenDepartment of Economics, University of Oulu, Oulu, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rauli SventoDepartment of Economics, University of Oulu, Oulu, FinlandView further author information
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Mikko VaaramoDepartment of Economics, University of Oulu, Oulu, FinlandView further author information
Pages 697-702 | Published online: 19 Jul 2019

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