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An Alternative Unifying Measure of Welfare Gains from Risk-Sharing

Following Lucas's (1987) standard approach, welfare gains from international risk-sharing have been measured as the percentage increase in consumption levels that leaves individuals indifferent between, autarky and risk-sharing. The author pro...

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Main Author: Auffret, Philippe
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
AGGREGATE CONSUMPTION
BUSINESS CYCLE
CONDITIONAL CONVERGENCE
CONSUMER PREFERENCES
CONSUMPTION GROWTH
CONSUMPTION LEVELS
DISCOUNT RATE
DISCOUNT RATES
ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC WELFARE
ECONOMICS
ECONOMICS LITERATURE
ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
EMPIRICAL RESULTS
EMPIRICAL SECTION
EMPIRICAL STUDIES
EQUILIBRIUM
EQUITY MARKETS
EXPECTED UTILITY
FISCAL POLICY
FUTURE RESEARCH
GDP
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
GROWTH RATE
INCOME
INSURANCE
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
MARGINAL UTILITY
OPTIMIZATION
OPTIMIZING BEHAVIOR
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION GROWTH
POLICY RESEARCH
POPULATION GROWTH
PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIOS
PUBLIC POLICY
RANDOM WALK
RISK AVERSION
RISK PREMIUM
RISK SHARING
SECURITIES
UNDERVALUATION
UTILITY FUNCTION
UTILITY FUNCTIONS
WEALTH
WELFARE GAINS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/09/1614752/alternative-unifying-measure-welfare-gains-risk-sharing
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19552

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/09/1614752/alternative-unifying-measure-welfare-gains-risk-sharing
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19552

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