Multidimensional risk aversion: the cardinal sin
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چکیده
Abstract Attitudes towards multidimensional risk depend both on the shape of indifference map under certainty and degree concavity utility function representing preferences risk. A decomposition premium is built new notion “compensated aversion”. The balance between two components shown to association risks. Several applications are also presented, including intertemporal model.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Operations Research
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1572-9338', '0254-5330']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-022-04863-5