Yaari's dual theory without the completeness axiom
Abstract
This note shows how Yaari (1987)'s dual theory of choice under risk naturally extends to the case of incomplete preferences. This also provides an axiomatic characterization of a large and widely studied class of stochastic orders used to rank the riskiness of random variables or the dispersion of income distributions (including, e.g., second order stochastic dominance, dispersion, location independent riskiness, see Chateauneuf, Cohen, and Meilijson, 1997). Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin/Heidelberg 2004Download Info
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Volume (Year): 23 (2004)
Issue (Month): 3 (March)
Pages: 701-714
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Keywords: Yaari's dual theory; Incomplete preferences; Stochastic orders.;Other versions of this item:
- Fabio Maccheroni, 2000. "Yaari dual theory without the completeness axiom," ICER Working Papers - Applied Mathematics Series 30-2001, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research, revised Oct 2001.
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