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From poverty measurement to the measurement of downside risk

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  • Hakenes, Hendrik
  • Pfingsten, Andreas

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  • Breitmeyer, Carsten & Hakenes, Hendrik & Pfingsten, Andreas, 2004. "From poverty measurement to the measurement of downside risk," Mathematical Social Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 47(3), pages 327-348, May.
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