The theoretical attitude and actual behavior of an individual towards risk
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbef.2019.05.005
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Keywords
Risk aversion; Risk attitude; Risk perception; Theoretical attitude; Behavior; Self-evaluation bias;All these keywords.
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- A14 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Sociology of Economics
- D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
- D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
- Z10 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - General
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