Arbeitspapier
Risk aversion under preference uncertainty
We show that if an agent is uncertain about the precise form of his utility function, his actual relative risk aversion may depend on wealth even if he knows his utility function lies in the class of constant relative risk aversion (CRRA) utility functions. We illustrate the consequences of this result for asset allocation: poor agents that are uncertain about their risk aversion parameter invest less in risky assets than wealthy investors with identical risk aversion uncertainty.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: CFS Working Paper ; No. 2010/24
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
Expectations; Speculations
Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
- Subject
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Risk Aversion
Preference Uncertainty
Risk-taking
Asset Allocation
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Kräussl, Roman
Lucas, André
Siegmann, Arjen
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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Goethe University Frankfurt, Center for Financial Studies (CFS)
- (where)
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Frankfurt a. M.
- (when)
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2010
- Handle
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-87127
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Kräussl, Roman
- Lucas, André
- Siegmann, Arjen
- Goethe University Frankfurt, Center for Financial Studies (CFS)
Time of origin
- 2010
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