Substituting one risk increase for another: Extension and application

IF 2.1 4区经济学 Q2 ECONOMICS

Economics Letters Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112185

Jianli Wang , Hongxia Wang , Jingyuan Li

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Abstract

The paper theoretically extends the idea of the rate of substitution of one risk change for another. We provide a generalized definition of the rate of substitution between two risk changes beginning with different starting risks. It is demonstrated that our generalized version can be used to compare two agents’ attitudes towards risk according to the Ross risk averse order. Moreover, we find that it provides additional insight into the probability premium approach to comparative risk aversion.

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来源期刊

Economics Letters ECONOMICS-

CiteScore

3.20

自引率

5.00%

发文量

348

审稿时长

30 days

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