As in any research field, risk theory has its important questions, results, and paradoxes, as well as its seminal … papers and key authors. Louis Eeckhoudt has been a key author in the field of risk theory. To celebrate his many … contributions and continue the development of theories of decision making under risk, the Toulouse School of Economics hosted “Risk …

expected utility framework as differences in risk attitude (as measured by risk-averse vs. risk-seeking utility functions) or … as differences in the perception of the relative riskiness of choice alternatives as permitted by risk …-return interpretations of utility functions, leaving open the possibility of stable cross-situational risk preference as a personality trait …

large numbers. Perceived risk judgments showed only low correlations with standard deviation estimates, but were instead …

As in any research field, risk theory has its important questions, results, and paradoxes, as well as its seminal … papers and key authors. Louis Eeckhoudt has been a key author in the field of risk theory. To celebrate his many … contributions and continue the development of theories of decision making under risk, the Toulouse School of Economics hosted “Risk …

degree of pessimism of the representative agent is the mean of the individual ones weighted by their index of absolute risk …