Preservation of More risk averse under expectations

DOI10.1016/0022-0531(82)90067-9zbMath0498.90006OpenAlexW1999144987MaRDI QIDQ1171492

David C. Nachman

Publication date: 1982

Published in: Journal of Economic Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0531(82)90067-9

zbMATH Keywords

comparative risk aversionPratt relationPratt-Arrow measure of absolute risk aversion

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Utility theory (91B16)

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