1994
DOI: 10.2307/1243619
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Joint Estimation of Risk Preference Structure and Technology Using Expo‐Power Utility

Abstract: A method is developed to permit joint estimation of risk preference structure, degree of risk aversion, and production technology. The method is implemented using the Expo-Power utility function, which imposes no restrictions on risk preference structure. The empirical application uses data from a sample of Kansas wheat farmers. Evidence rejects the null hypothesis of risk neutrality and suggests that Kansas farmers exhibit decreasing absolute risk aversion and increasing relative risk aversion. Results also s… Show more

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“…A priori probability assessments have usually served as risk assessment tools, which are known to lead to potentially serious biases (Camerer, 1995). Risk preferences have been generally measured within the expected utility model (Saha et al, 1994) which has also been questioned as a useful tool to adequately represent economic agents' risk attitudes (see Rabin, 2000;Just and Peterson, 2003).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A priori probability assessments have usually served as risk assessment tools, which are known to lead to potentially serious biases (Camerer, 1995). Risk preferences have been generally measured within the expected utility model (Saha et al, 1994) which has also been questioned as a useful tool to adequately represent economic agents' risk attitudes (see Rabin, 2000;Just and Peterson, 2003).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Somewhat related to gexpo utility is the well-known two-parameter expo-power family of utility functions, introduced by Saha (1993) and further developed by Saha et al (1994) and Saha (1997), given by…”
Section: Expo-power Utilitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…De hecho, los resultados obtenidos nos permite afirmar que los regantes de las zona analizadas presentan una aversión absoluta al riesgo decreciente (Deacreasing Absolute Risk Aversion o DARA). Estos resultados son congruentes con la mayoría de estudios realizados al respecto, entre los que destacamos los de Wiens (1976), Binswanger (1980Binswanger ( y 1981, Lins et al (1981), Hamal y Anderson (1982), Chavas y Holt (1990, Saha et al (1994), Feinerman y Finkelshtain (1996, Bar-Shira et al(1997), Saha (1997) o Gómez-Limón et al (2003.…”
Section: Formulación Matemática De Las Funciones De Utilidadunclassified