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Accuracy of Risk Aversion Approximations

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This paper investigates the accuracy of a widely used approximation for empirically estimating the coefficients of absolute and relative risk aversion. The size and sign of the approximation errors depend upon the magnitude of the risk, the extent of the skewness in the probability distribution governing risky outcomes, and the concavity of the underlying utility function, as well as the interactions among these factors. Copyright International Atlantic Economic Society 2012

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  • Joseph Eisenhauer, 2012. "Accuracy of Risk Aversion Approximations," Atlantic Economic Journal, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 40(2), pages 147-160, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:atlecj:v:40:y:2012:i:2:p:147-160
    DOI: 10.1007/s11293-012-9314-6
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    1. Jean-Jacques Laffont, 1989. "The Economics of Uncertainty and Information," MIT Press Books, The MIT Press, edition 1, volume 1, number 0262121360, December.
    2. Chavas, Jean-Paul, 2004. "Risk Analysis in Theory and Practice," Elsevier Monographs, Elsevier, edition 1, number 9780121706210.
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    1. Joseph G. Eisenhauer, 2017. "Quantifying the Subjective Value of Certainty," German Economic Review, Verein für Socialpolitik, vol. 18(1), pages 118-131, February.

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    Keywords

    Probability distribution; Risk aversion; Pratt’s approximation; D81; Criteria for decision-making under risk and uncertainty;
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    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty

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