Arbeitspapier

Parametric Weighting Functions

This paper provides behavioral foundations for parametric weighting functions under rankdependent utility. This is achieved by decomposing the independence axiom of expected utility into separate meaningful properties. These conditions allow us to characterize rank-dependent utility with power and exponential weighting functions. Moreover, by restricting the conditions to subsets of the probability interval, foundations of rank-dependent utility with parametric inverse-S shaped weighting functions are obtained.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Economics Working Paper ; No. 2007-01

Classification
Wirtschaft
Subject
Comonotonic independence
probability weighting function
preference foundation
rank-dependent utility
Entscheidung bei Unsicherheit
Prospect Theory
Erwartungsnutzen
Theorie

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Zank, Horst
Schmidt, Ulrich
Diecidue, Enrico
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Kiel University, Department of Economics
(where)
Kiel
(when)
2007

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  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Zank, Horst
  • Schmidt, Ulrich
  • Diecidue, Enrico
  • Kiel University, Department of Economics

Time of origin

  • 2007

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