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Decision Making Under Uncertainty
This chapter is in the book Decision Making Under Uncertainty

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Preface vii
  3. Contents ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. 1 A Theory of Choice under Uncertainty with State-Dependent Preferences 4
  6. 2 The Measurement of Risk Aversion 27
  7. 3 Risk Aversion with State-Dependent Preferences: Some Economic Applications 45
  8. 4 Risk Aversion and the Demand for Life Insurance 61
  9. 5 Increasing Risk with State-Dependent Preferences: Measurement and Economic Consequences 95
  10. 6 Multivariate Risk Aversion and Risk Aversion with State-Dependent Preferences 121
  11. References 141
  12. Index 145
https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674494008.c2

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Preface vii
  3. Contents ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. 1 A Theory of Choice under Uncertainty with State-Dependent Preferences 4
  6. 2 The Measurement of Risk Aversion 27
  7. 3 Risk Aversion with State-Dependent Preferences: Some Economic Applications 45
  8. 4 Risk Aversion and the Demand for Life Insurance 61
  9. 5 Increasing Risk with State-Dependent Preferences: Measurement and Economic Consequences 95
  10. 6 Multivariate Risk Aversion and Risk Aversion with State-Dependent Preferences 121
  11. References 141
  12. Index 145
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