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a backward stochastic differential equation and incorporates preference for the local risk of the stochastic utility … stochastic differential formulation of intertemporal recursive utility. The present class of utility functionals is generated by …
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This paper derives a representation of preferences for a choice theory with vague environments; vague in the sense that … of these lotteries for each state. Thus, this paper's main departure from the standard subjective expected utility model … utility models and the behavior implied by the multiple priors models. …
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Define the riskiness of a gamble as the reciprocal of the absolute risk aversion (ARA) of an individual with constant … “duality” axiom which, roughly speaking, asserts that less risk-averse individuals accept riskier gambles. The index is …
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In the expected-utility theory of the monetary value of a statistical life, the so-called "dead-anyway" effect … risk increases with the initial level of risk. Their reasoning is based on differences in the marginal utility of wealth …: first, for a risk-averse individual without a bequest motive, marginal WTP for survival does increase with the level of risk …
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portfolio which maximizes the expected utility from terminal wealth in incomplete markets consisting of risky assets and non …
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through a checklist of desirable properties. These models are contrasted to the utility maximization model of rationality in … indifference classes increases. Checklists therefore provide a rapid procedural basis for utility maximization. …
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If choices depend on the decision maker's mood, is the attempt to derive any consistency in choice doomed? In this paper we argue that, even with full unpredictability of mood, the way choices from a menu relate to choices from another menu exhibits some structure. We present two alternative...
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through a checklist of desirable properties. These models are contrasted to the utility maximization model of rationality in … indifference classes increases. Checklists therefore provide a rapid procedural basis for utility maximization. …
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preferences. In interior efficient allocations, agents share a common risk-adjusted prior and use the same subjective interest … rate. Interior efficient allocations and equilibria coincide with those of economies with subjective expected utility and … uncertainty shows that risk is fully insured, while uncertainty can remain fully uninsured. Pessimistic agents with Gilboa …
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