The monetary utility premium and interpersonal comparisons

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2014
Volume: 125
Issue: 2
Pages: 257-260

Authors (2)

Li, Jingyuan (Lingnan University) Liu, Liqun (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.505 = (α=2.02 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

The utility premium is generally defined as the pain or reduction in expected utility caused by an nth-degree risk increase, where n≥2. While it is a very useful concept in understanding a decision maker’s choice in uncertain situations, the utility premium is not interpersonally comparable. This note shows that the monetary utility premium–the utility premium divided by the expected marginal utility at the random starting wealth–is interpersonally comparable, and the comparison is characterized by Ross more risk aversion of the corresponding degree.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:125:y:2014:i:2:p:257-260
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25