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The Schwarzian derivative as a ranking of downside risk aversion

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  • Arthur Snow

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  • Donald Keenan & Arthur Snow, 2012. "The Schwarzian derivative as a ranking of downside risk aversion," Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Springer, vol. 44(2), pages 149-160, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jrisku:v:44:y:2012:i:2:p:149-160
    DOI: 10.1007/s11166-011-9138-9
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    Keywords

    1-cocycle property; Invertibility; Affine and projective transformations; D81; C65;
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    JEL classification:

    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
    • C65 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Miscellaneous Mathematical Tools

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