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Markowitz proposes a utility function that explains gambling and insurance Expected utility, in decision theory, the expected value of an action to an agent, calculated by multiplying the value to the agent of each possible outcome of the action by the probability of that outcome occurring and then summing those numbers.The concept of expected utility is used to elucidate decisions made under conditions of risk. 0000020769 00000 n 0000474094 00000 n endstream endobj 83 0 obj 242 endobj 57 0 obj << /Type /Page /Parent 41 0 R /Resources 58 0 R /Contents [ 64 0 R 66 0 R 68 0 R 70 0 R 72 0 R 74 0 R 76 0 R 78 0 R ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 595 842 ] /CropBox [ 0 0 595 842 ] /Rotate 0 >> endobj 58 0 obj << /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text ] /Font << /TT5 60 0 R /TT6 62 0 R >> /ExtGState << /GS1 81 0 R >> >> endobj 59 0 obj << /Type /FontDescriptor /Ascent 822 /CapHeight 692 /Descent -277 /Flags 34 /FontBBox [ -166 -283 1021 927 ] /FontName /OEEALE+Palatino-Roman /ItalicAngle 0 /StemV 84 /XHeight 469 /FontFile2 79 0 R >> endobj 60 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /TrueType /FirstChar 32 /LastChar 233 /Widths [ 250 278 0 0 0 0 0 208 333 333 0 606 250 333 250 606 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 250 250 0 606 0 444 0 778 611 709 774 611 556 763 832 337 333 726 611 946 831 786 604 786 668 525 613 778 722 1000 667 667 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 500 553 444 611 479 333 556 582 291 234 556 291 883 582 546 601 560 395 424 326 603 565 834 516 556 500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 278 500 500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 479 479 ] /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding /BaseFont /OEEALE+Palatino-Roman /FontDescriptor 59 0 R >> endobj 61 0 obj << /Type /FontDescriptor /Ascent 822 /CapHeight 692 /Descent -277 /Flags 98 /FontBBox [ -170 -276 1010 918 ] /FontName /OEEBFM+Palatino-Italic /ItalicAngle -15 /StemV 84 /XHeight 482 /FontFile2 80 0 R >> endobj 62 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /TrueType /FirstChar 32 /LastChar 122 /Widths [ 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 333 333 0 0 250 333 250 0 500 500 500 500 500 500 0 500 0 500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 722 0 667 778 611 556 722 778 333 333 0 556 944 0 0 611 0 667 556 611 778 0 944 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 444 463 407 500 389 278 500 500 278 0 444 278 778 556 444 500 0 389 389 333 556 500 722 500 500 444 ] /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding /BaseFont /OEEBFM+Palatino-Italic /FontDescriptor 61 0 R >> endobj 63 0 obj 484 endobj 64 0 obj << /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 63 0 R >> stream ˘ ˇ ˆ ˙ ˝˛ 2 ˚=˙ ˚ C F J 455 ˚ Created Date: 10/8/2001 12:06:06 PM 0000003072 00000 n London, Edward Elgar, 1997, p. 342-350). �Զ��s8J�gX��l� �Z��'@rpV"��Ȉ�p �(v��Y{�5��R��Q��G��m�o�ƍѽ��W��ϞF��^FOž��^Kg�`v�#S��n��!^�ڡ��f4_�ӏ�mu�sRy�t�?��x�3��ST�ϓ��R��BY��S!F6��q��R�A*SY!_��#I4l��ufPڮ��'y�Y5��O�~��f�DL��e�-Fޮv��$M� ��Y�%:c�7�H/W�^�~��@پ�W�Y��O)2�~��)~ٍ�NЦ;�T9��q"h��qO'�t�f� ��rg�c��z� =��E!zK�{D�R̺��@�� R�u4i�oYEj��" ��\!�N��E�ۤ Ӌ4kx��(��Q��5�\�&F�hO�d��($�āo ��8mG$��˝/�4eYC�Y]��M"MUR 7�YSe**�_�P+��Y �2g�J��?��N�jZ�~/��x�~�)\��j�g�/��'��H�8��G�d1��^*"��F�=��-��}E�H�,z��0 � I would rather not tote the umbrella on a sunnyday, but I would rather face rain with the umbrella than withoutit. Economics 326: Expected Utility and the Economics of Uncertainty Ethan Kaplan October 3, 2012. 3. vNM expected utility theory a) Intuition [L4] b) Axiomatic foundations [DD3] 4. In the second chapter, Expected Utility Theory is thoroughly analysed basing on the original publication of von Neumann and Morgenstern (Von Neumann and Morgenstern, 1953). 0000001244 00000 n 0000019949 00000 n 7 shows that our theory exhibits a form of the classical EU theory. Subjective expected utility theory (Savage, 1954): under assumptions roughly similar to ones form this lecture, preferences have an expected utility representation where both the utilities Prudence coefficient and precautionary savings [DD5] 7. 0000005945 00000 n ��Ʀ b�D�IӮ1��j=j�j&�D��1��ai��w� B V>0,-�6�� Generalized Expected Utility Theory: The Rank-dependent Model H�\�͎�0�� • Individuals should act in a particular way when they do decision making under the uncertainty. Mean-variance preferences [L4.6] 0000005329 00000 n Axiomatic expected utility theory has been concerned with identifying axioms in terms of preferences among actions, that are satisfied if and only if one's behavior is consistent with expected utility, thus providing a foundation to the use of the Bayes action. DEFINITION:AneventE is ideal if [fEh gEhand hEf hEg] implies 1090 0 obj <> endobj 0000004865 00000 n endstream endobj 1117 0 obj <> endobj 1118 0 obj <> endobj 1119 0 obj [1/hyphen 2/space 3/space] endobj 1120 0 obj <> endobj 1121 0 obj <>stream 0000005019 00000 n Then % admits a utility representation of the expected utility form. The experimental evidence against expected utility theo or unconvincing. Risk aversion coefficients and portfolio choice [DD5,L4] 5. ��!�^W7SNY��Rm�x� � �|�d�A%��b�U�t� Expected utility theory is a special instance of the theory of choice under objective and subjective uncertainty. 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Expected Utility Expected Utility Theory is the workhorse model of choice under risk Unfortunately, it is another model which has something unobservable The utility of every possible outcome of a lottery So we have to –gure out how to test it We have already gone through this process for the model of ™standard™(i.e. Expected utility theory is used as a tool for analyzing situations where individuals must make a decision without knowing which outcomes may … ��t�9}�W�4�� C݂7V��յ��(!��Cu*>.a!N#��TH #��guCPeH$F��׺Y�PO�G�ĉJKn��}�Ml�k�[�F�M�7��+#��V�+>>�Z��|��+5��H�D�z�6��?_ ��N�i�$`w�`�ɰ�|�i0u0pCy�9q�譐��M ��[�=D��a��J��C��LO�q�"9?��Qyx��~L��TDɔaE��H�>3�$-�8�&� �Eĝ � �d)9`�Z4��) �@�@ ��i��%ɖ�m�t5�7�Ͱk�ա_:Ps��^GS@�� 7 /;�9�e��ғu�? 0000009045 00000 n But questions arise when we try to articulate what this kind of modeling amounts to. the expected utility theory that predicts an equal increase, of 0.01U(w) in both cases, U being the utility function. 0000004558 00000 n Rabin (2000) calibration theorem, for expected utility to provide a uniﬁed account of individuals’ attitude towards risk. Expected Utility theory • Developed by Von Neuman and Morgenstern in 1944 (VNM) • It is Normative theory of behavior which means it describes how people should rationally behave. 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Economists often invoke expected-utility theory to explain substantial (observed or posited) risk aversion over stakes where the theory actually predicts virtual risk neutrality. Ideal events are events Esuch that Savage’s sure thing principle holds for Eand Ec. • Hence, EU theory is a superstructure that sits atop consumer theory. 0000475748 00000 n UTILITY THEORY The expected utility/subjective probability model of risk preferences and beliefs has long been the preeminent model of individual choice under conditions of uncer-tainty. NON-EXPECTED UTILITY THEORY Mark J. Machina To appear in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition edited by Steven N. Durlauf and Lawrence E. Blume, Macmillan (Basingstoke and New York), forthcoming Abstract: Beginning with the … 0000019065 00000 n In reality, uncertainty is usually subjective. 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EXPECTED UTILITY THEORY Prepared for the Handbook of Economic Methodology (J.Davis, W.Hands, and U.Maki, eds. 0000007728 00000 n His expected utility from buying d dollars of insurance is EU(d) = (1 p)u(w qd) + pu w qd (1 d): Under what conditions will he insure, and for how much of the loss? ) ˝˘ ˇ" ˚7 46! EXPECTED UNCERTAIN UTILITY THEORY 3 For any fg ∈F and A⊂Ω,letfAgdenote the act that agrees with f on Aand with gon the Ac, the complement of A; that is, fAgis the unique act hsuch that A⊂{h=f} and Ac ⊂{h=g}. 1090 46 0000005481 00000 n 0000003797 00000 n The expected utility hypothesis is a popular concept in economics, game theory and decision theory that serves as a reference guide for judging decisions involving uncertainty. 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