Repeated Gambles, Learning, and Risk Aversion

We analyze a decision problem with repeated gambles and find that under some seemingly reasonable risk-averse utility functions, recommended behavior for the initial decision can be highly risk-taking and counterintuitive. Further analysis reveals that the derived utility function for the return on...

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Veröffentlicht in:Management Science. - Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, 1954. - 38(1992), 6, Seite 807-818
1. Verfasser: McCardle, Kevin F. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Winkler, Robert L.
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 1992
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Management Science
Schlagworte:Decision Analysis, Sequential: Learning and Risk Taking Philosophy of Modeling: Small World and Grand World Utility/Preference, Theory: Derived Utility Economics Behavioral sciences Education Applied sciences