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Asset integration and attitudes to risk : theory and evidence (2011)
Preprint / Working Paper
Andersen, S., Cox, J., Harrison, G., Lau, M., Rutstroem, E., & Sadiraj, V. (2011). Asset integration and attitudes to risk : theory and evidence

Measures of risk attitudes derived from experiments are often questioned because they are based on small stakes bets and do not account for the extent to which the decision-maker integrates the prizes of the experimental tasks with personal wealth. W... Read More about Asset integration and attitudes to risk : theory and evidence.

Discounting behavior and the magnitude effect (2011)
Preprint / Working Paper
Andersen, S., Harrison, G., Lau, M., & Rutstroem, E. (2011). Discounting behavior and the magnitude effect

We evaluate the claim that individuals exhibit a magnitude effect in their discounting behavior,which is said to occur when higher discount rates are inferred from choices made with lowerprincipals, all else being equal. If the effect is robust, as c... Read More about Discounting behavior and the magnitude effect.

Intertemporal utility and correlation aversion (2011)
Preprint / Working Paper
Andersen, S., Harrison, G., Lau, M., & Rutstroem, E. (2011). Intertemporal utility and correlation aversion

Convenient assumptions about qualitative properties of the intertemporal utility function have generated counter-intuitive implications for the relationship between atemporal risk aversionand the intertemporal elasticity of substitution. If the inter... Read More about Intertemporal utility and correlation aversion.

Non-linear mixed logit (2011)
Preprint / Working Paper
Andersen, S., Harrison, G., Lau, M., & Rutstroem, E. (2011). Non-linear mixed logit

We develop an extension of the familiar linear mixed logit model to allowfor the direct estimation of parametric non-linear functions defined over structuralparameters. Classic applications include the estimation of coefficients of utilityfunctions t... Read More about Non-linear mixed logit.

Discounting behavior : a reconsideration (2011)
Preprint / Working Paper
Andersen, S., Harrison, G., Lau, M., & Rutström, E. (2011). Discounting behavior : a reconsideration

We re-evaluate the theory, experimental design and econometrics behind claims that individualsexhibit non-constant discounting behavior. Theory points to the importance of controlling for thenon-linearity of the utility function of individuals, since... Read More about Discounting behavior : a reconsideration.