Risk aversion in the Talmud

Robert J. Aumann

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Risk aversion in the Talmud

Robert J. Aumann

Einstein Institute of Mathematics

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Evidence is adduced that the sages of the ancient Babylonian Talmud, as well as some of the medieval commentators thereon, were well aware of sophisticated concepts of modern theories of risk-bearing.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Assets, Beliefs, and Equilibria in Economic Dynamics
Subtitle of host publication	Essays in Honor of Mordecai Kurz
Editors	Charalambos D. Aliprantis, Kenneth J. Arrow, Peter Hammond, Felix Kubler, Ho-Mou Wu, Nicholas C. Yannelis
Place of Publication	Berlin, Heidelberg
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Pages	19-25
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	978-3-662-05858-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05858-9_4
State	Published - 2004

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Risk aversion in the Talmud
Aumann, R. J., Mar 2003, In: Economic Theory. 21, 2-3, p. 233-239 7 p.
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