Simulating the market coefficient of relative risk aversion

In this paper, expected utility, defined by a Taylor series expansion around expected wealth, is maximized. The coefficient of relative risk aversion (CRRA) that is commensurate with a 100% investment in the risky asset is simulated. The following parameters are varied: the riskless return, the mark...

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Main Authors: Samih Antoine Azar, Vera Karaguezian-Haddad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-12-01
Series:Cogent Economics & Finance
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2014.990742