Risk-Free Versus Risky Assets: Teaching a Portfolio Model with Application to the Stock Market
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Dolors Berga and Jose I. Silva
Berga, D., & Silva, J. (2021). Risk-Free Versus Risky Assets: Teaching a Portfolio Model with Application to the Stock Market. Journal of Economics Teaching, 6(2), 76-94. DOI: 10.58311/jeconteach/ba01a900fcec4348f7f80f3c2b965811dc845409