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EC311 · Intermediate Microeconomics

EC311 / TOPIC 17

5.4 Diversification, insurance and assets

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What determines how much diversification reduces risk?

Two clocks, rising stacks of coins, and a balance holding a bank building and a blue geometric object — VISUAL NOTE · Time and risk Correlation shapes diversification

Does holding two assets reduce risk if both move together?