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A representation of risk measures

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  • Massimiliano Amarante

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We provide a representation theorem for risk measures satisfying (1) monotonicity, (2) positive homogeneity and (3) translation invariance. As a simple corollary to our theorem, we obtain the usual representation of coherent risk measures (i.e., risk measures that are, in addition, sub-additive; see Artzner et al. in Math Finance 9:203–228, 1999).

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  • Massimiliano Amarante, 2016. "A representation of risk measures," Decisions in Economics and Finance, Springer;Associazione per la Matematica, vol. 39(1), pages 95-103, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:decfin:v:39:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1007_s10203-016-0170-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s10203-016-0170-8
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    Risk measures; Capacity; Choquet integral;
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    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
    • C65 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Miscellaneous Mathematical Tools

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