Decreasing Downside Risk Aversion and Background Risk

12 Pages Posted: 10 Feb 2014 Last revised: 8 Nov 2014

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David Crainich

Catholic University of Lille - Faculté Libre des Sciences Economiques (FLSE)

Louis Eeckhoudt

Catholic University of Lille - IESEG School of Management

Olivier Le Courtois

EM Lyon (Ecole de Management de Lyon) - Department of Economics, Finance, Control

Date Written: February 8, 2014

Abstract

In this paper, we indicate that risk vulnerability can be associated with the concept of downside risk aversion (DRA) and an assumption about its behavior, namely that it is decreasing in wealth. Specifically, decreasing downside risk aversion in the Arrow-Pratt and Ross senses are respectively necessary and sufficient for a background risk to raise the aversion to other independent risks.

Keywords: Downside Risk Aversion, Background Risk, Risk Vulnerability

JEL Classification: D81

Suggested Citation

Crainich, David and Eeckhoudt, Louis and Le Courtois, Olivier Arnaud, Decreasing Downside Risk Aversion and Background Risk (February 8, 2014). Journal of Mathematical Economics, 53, 2014, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2392736 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2392736

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Olivier Arnaud Le Courtois

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