Univariate and multivariate measures of risk aversion and risk premiums with joint normal distribution and applications in portfolio selection models

This thesis gives the formal derivations of the so-called Rubinstein's measures of risk aversion and their multivariate generalizations. The applications of these measures in portfolio selection models are also presented. Assuming that a decision maker's preferences can be represented by...

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Main Author: Li, Yuming
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26110