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Risk†Taking†Neutral Background Risks

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  • Guenter Franke
  • Harris Schlesinger
  • Richard C. Stapleton

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This article examines how decision making under uncertainty is affected by the presence of a linearly dependent background risk, for individuals with HARA utility. A linearly dependent background risk is a background risk that increases linearly in the chosen tradable outcome. In order to do this, we construct a parametric class of background risks that we label as risk†taking†neutral (RTN). These background risks have the property that they will not alter the decision made with respect to the market risk. As such, these RTN background risks provide a benchmark. In many situations, a background risk that is faced by an investor can be compared to one from the RTN class in order to predict qualitative changes in the investor's choice decision. As this benchmark is easily available, it is convenient to use to predict these changes.

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  • Guenter Franke & Harris Schlesinger & Richard C. Stapleton, 2018. "Risk†Taking†Neutral Background Risks," Journal of Risk & Insurance, The American Risk and Insurance Association, vol. 85(2), pages 335-353, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jrinsu:v:85:y:2018:i:2:p:335-353
    DOI: 10.1111/jori.12235
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    1. Tyrone T. Lin & Tsai-Ling Liu, 2021. "An Optimal Compensation Agency Model for Sustainability under the Risk Aversion Utility Perspective," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-16, March.
    2. Ramírez, H & Serrano, R, 2023. "Optimal investment with insurable background risk and nonlinear portfolio allocation frictions," Documentos de Trabajo 20658, Universidad del Rosario.
    3. Irene Mussio & Angela C.M. de Oliveira, 2022. "The effect of additional background risk on mixed risk behavior," Journal of Behavioral Economics for Policy, Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics (SABE), vol. 6(S1), pages 85-92, July.
    4. Hugo E. Ramirez & Rafael Serrano, 2023. "Optimal investment with insurable background risk and nonlinear portfolio allocation frictions," Papers 2303.04236, arXiv.org.
    5. Günter Franke, 2020. "Management nicht-finanzieller Risiken: eine Forschungsagenda [Management of Non-Financial Risks: A Research Agenda]," Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research, Springer, vol. 72(3), pages 279-320, September.

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