Two-moments decision models and utility-representable preferences

Ziv Bar-Shira*, Israel Finkelshtain

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

If a decision problem satisfies Meyer's location-scale condition, then any utility representable preferences are also representable by a mean standard deviation utility function. The properties of this function are inferred from common assumptions concerning the individual's risk preferences without relying on the expected utility model or any of its substitutes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)237-244
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Volume38
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 1999

Keywords

  • D80
  • D81
  • Location scale
  • Mean standard deviation
  • Non-expected utility

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