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
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: SFB 373 Discussion Paper ; No. 2000,93
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Consumer Economics: Theory
- Thema
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Cost of Living Index
Futures Markets
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Schulz, Rainer
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Humboldt University of Berlin, Interdisciplinary Research Project 373: Quantification and Simulation of Economic Processes
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Berlin
- (wann)
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2000
- Handle
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:kobv:11-10048193
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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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