When can expected utility handle first-order risk aversion?

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic Theory
Year: 2014
Volume: 154
Issue: C
Pages: 403-422

Score contribution per author:

2.018 = (α=2.02 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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

Abstract

Expected utility functions are limited to second-order (conditional) risk aversion, while non-expected utility functions can exhibit either first-order or second-order (conditional) risk aversion. We extend the concept of orders of conditional risk aversion to orders of conditional dependent risk aversion. We show that first-order conditional dependent risk aversion is consistent with the framework of the expected utility hypothesis. Our theoretical result proposes new insights into economic and financial applications such as the equity premium puzzle, the cost of business cycles, and stock market participation. Our model is compared to the rank-dependent expected utility model.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jetheo:v:154:y:2014:i:c:p:403-422
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25