Calibration Results for Non-Expected Utility Theories∗
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Rabin [23] proved that a low level of risk aversion with respect to small gambles leads to a high level of risk aversion with respect to large gambles. Rabin’s arguments strongly depend on expected utility theory, but we show in this paper that similar arguments apply to many non expected utility theories, and to a certain extent, to theories dealing with uncertainty as well.
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