Measuring Risk Aversion and the Wealth Effect
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"Risk aversion and expected utility of consumption over time,"
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Keywords
lottery choice; risk aversion; myopic risk aversion;JEL classification:
- C81 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data; Data Access
- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ALL-2006-08-12 (All new papers)
- NEP-EXP-2006-08-12 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-UPT-2006-08-12 (Utility Models & Prospect Theory)
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