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Decision Making Under Uncertainty

The Case of State-Dependent Preference

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$65.00 • £54.95 • €60.00

ISBN 9780674494008

Publication Date: 11/15/1985

147 pages

19 line illustrations, 4 tables

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  • Introduction
  • 1. A Theory of Choice under Uncertainty with State-Dependent Preferences
  • 2. The Measurement of Risk Aversion
  • 3. Risk Aversion with State-Dependent Preferences: Some Economic Applications
  • 4. Risk Aversion and the Demand for Life Insurance
  • 5. Increasing Risk with State-Dependent Preferences: Measurement and Economic Consequences
  • 6. Multivariate Risk Aversion and Risk Aversion with State-Dependent Preferences
  • References
  • Index

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