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Uncertain lifetime, risk aversion and intertemporal substitution

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  • Moresi, Serge, 1999. "Uncertain lifetime, risk aversion and intertemporal substitution," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 62(2), pages 207-212, February.
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