Risk, Loss, and Ambiguity Aversion after a Natural Disaster

Robert Shupp1, Scott Loveridge1, Mark Skidmore1, Jungmin Lim1, Cynthia E. Rogers2
1Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA
2Department of Economics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA

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