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Some Estimates of Farmers' Utility Functions

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  • Hildreth, Clifford
  • Knowles, Glenn J.

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Utility functions for 13 Minnesota farmers are estimated from their responses to hypothetical decision problems under uncertainty. The results furnish strong evidence of risk aversion and of decreasing absolute risk aversion as wealth increases.

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  • Hildreth, Clifford & Knowles, Glenn J., 1982. "Some Estimates of Farmers' Utility Functions," Technical Bulletins 54545, University of Minnesota, Agricultural Experiment Station.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:umaetb:54545
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.54545
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