Measures of Risk Aversion: Some Clarifying Comments

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
Year: 1975
Volume: 10
Issue: 2
Pages: 299-309

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Abstract

Two prominent views pertaining to measures of risk aversion can be found in the literature. First, Arrow [2] and Pratt [3]developed risk aversion measures based on the curvature characteristics of the individual investor's utility for wealth function. If the investor's utility for wealth function is given by V(W), thenare the Arrow-Pratt measures of absolute and relative risk aversion, respectively. The investor is risk averse or a risk lover as r(W) and r* (W) are positive or negative. The investor exhibits increasing, constant, or decreasing absolute risk aversion as while he exhibits increasing, constant, or decreasing relative risk aversion as .

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RePEc Handle
repec:cup:jfinqa:v:10:y:1975:i:02:p:299-309_01
Journal Field
Finance
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-26