Assessing risk aversion from the investor's point of view
A Díaz, C Esparcia - Frontiers in psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Throughout the financial literature, there is a great deal of debate about the nature of
investors' risk preferences. In an ever-changing world, the main schools of knowledge …
investors' risk preferences. In an ever-changing world, the main schools of knowledge …
[HTML][HTML] Charity hazard and the flood insurance protection gap: An EU scale assessment under climate change
M Tesselaar, WJW Botzen, PJ Robinson… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
The flood insurance protection gap, the level of uninsured flood risk, is a problem faced by
many European countries and is expected to increase due to climate change. In some …
many European countries and is expected to increase due to climate change. In some …
Ambiguity and the tradeoff theory of capital structure
We examine the impact of ambiguity, or Knightian uncertainty, on the capital structure
decision, using a static tradeoff theory model in which agents are both ambiguity and risk …
decision, using a static tradeoff theory model in which agents are both ambiguity and risk …
Wealth and insurance choices: Evidence from US households
MJ Gropper, CM Kuhnen - 2021 - nber.org
Theoretically, wealthier people should buy less insurance, and should self-insure through
saving instead, as insurance entails monitoring costs. Here, we use administrative data for …
saving instead, as insurance entails monitoring costs. Here, we use administrative data for …
[HTML][HTML] A test of (weak) certainty independence
C König-Kersting, C Kops, ST Trautmann - Journal of Economic Theory, 2023 - Elsevier
We provide a test of the axioms of certainty and weak certainty independence in models of
decision-making under subjective uncertainty. We show that it is through these two …
decision-making under subjective uncertainty. We show that it is through these two …
A Markov regime switching model for asset pricing and ambiguity measurement of stock market
Based on the theoretical framework of expected utility with uncertain probabilities, this paper
uses actual prices of CSI300 and Hang Seng index to empirically measure ambiguity …
uses actual prices of CSI300 and Hang Seng index to empirically measure ambiguity …
Experimental elicitation of ambiguity attitude using the random incentive system
We demonstrate how the standard usage of the random incentive system in ambiguity
experiments eliciting certainty and probability equivalents might not be incentive compatible …
experiments eliciting certainty and probability equivalents might not be incentive compatible …
Foundations of ambiguity models under symmetry: α-MEU and smooth ambiguity
The α-MEU model and the smooth ambiguity model are two popular models in decision
making under ambiguity. However, the axiomatic foundations of these two models are not …
making under ambiguity. However, the axiomatic foundations of these two models are not …
[HTML][HTML] Testing negative value of information and ambiguity aversion
C Kops, I Pasichnichenko - Journal of Economic Theory, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The standard Subjective Expected Utility model of decision-making implies that
information can never have a negative value ex-ante. Many ambiguity theories have since …
information can never have a negative value ex-ante. Many ambiguity theories have since …
Ambiguity aversion and wealth effects
We study how changes in wealth affect ambiguity attitudes. We define a decision maker as
decreasing (resp., increasing) absolute ambiguity averse if he becomes less (resp., more) …
decreasing (resp., increasing) absolute ambiguity averse if he becomes less (resp., more) …