Risk-Value Models: Restrictions and Applications
Abstract
Sarin and Weber [European Journal of Operational Research 70 (1993) 135] and others have argued for the expression of preferences under risk by the use of risk-value models, which have the intuitively appealing property that absence of certainty enters the decision-maker's preference function only through a well-defined risk argument. The present paper proposes axioms which should be satisfied by any such model, and explores the restrictions that the axioms place on the preference function. Implications for absolute and relative risk aversion are considered, and the usefulness of the approach is demonstrated with applications to portfolio theory and the theory of the firm.
Recommended Citation
Mitchell, D. W., & Gelles, G. M. (2003). Risk-Value Models: Restrictions and Applications. European Journal of Operational Research, 145(1), pp. 109-120. Elsevier Science B.V..
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/S0377-2217(02)00202-3
Department(s)
Economics
Keywords and Phrases
Decision theory; Risk analysis; Utility theory
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0377-2217
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2003 Elsevier Science B.V., All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Feb 2003
