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Journal of Economic Theory and Econometrics
JETEM/계량경제학보/計量經濟學報/JKES
Journal of the Korean Econometric Society

Risks with semi-infinite support: characterizations and applications

Vol.27, No.4, December , 1–24



  •   (Department of Economics, Ewha Womans University)

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Abstract  

There are many situations that we need to model as risky prospects whose values are censored below at 0, hence defined on semi-infinite support. As useful tools for such models, we derive analytic characterizations of risks such as certainty equivalent and risk premium, for gamma and lognormal distributions and utility functions that have constant risk aversion. As a main application, we consider an extension of the `linear contract, exponential utility, normally distributed risks' (LEN) moral hazard model to gamma distributed risks. We also discuss other potential applications, ranging from loan contracts to comparison of income distributions.


Keywords
   certainty equivalent, gamma and lognormal distributions, CARA, CRRA, moral hazard

JEL classification codes
   D81, C46, D82
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