Supermodularity and risk aversion

DOI10.1016/J.MATHSOCSCI.2006.05.002MaRDI QIDQ855751zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors J. Quiggin, Robert G. Chambers

Publication date 7 December 2006

Published in Mathematical Social Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/151161

zbMATH Keywords

risk aversionsupermodularitySchur concavity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Decision theory (91B06) Individual preferences (91B08) Consumer behavior, demand theory (91B42)

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