Arbeitspapier

Hedging the standard of living via cost of living index futures

People dislike inflation because inflation erodes the real value of future nominal income and wealth. Adjustment of future nominal values via a cost of living index is an appropriate way to handle the problem of real income risk. Nonetheless an important aspect needs more discussion: If markets existed in which real income risks could be traded-would a rational individual always voluntarily purchase protection against such risk? A model is developed to shed some light on this aspect. It shows that the optimal behaviour depends - as expected - on the cost of protection and the risk preferences of the individual.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: SFB 373 Discussion Paper ; No. 2000,93

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Consumer Economics: Theory
Thema
Cost of Living Index
Futures Markets

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Schulz, Rainer
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Humboldt University of Berlin, Interdisciplinary Research Project 373: Quantification and Simulation of Economic Processes
(wo)
Berlin
(wann)
2000

Handle
URN
urn:nbn:de:kobv:11-10048193
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Schulz, Rainer
  • Humboldt University of Berlin, Interdisciplinary Research Project 373: Quantification and Simulation of Economic Processes

Entstanden

  • 2000

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