Abstract
In a standard single-period model under risk, we formalize and discuss an intuitive criterion for the binary comparison of financial investments. Two investments - x and y - are compared by calculating the present value of x's payoffs using the state dependent returns of y as discount factors. The induced preference is asymmetric but exhibits intransitive indifference. If the feasible set is convex, then the criterion selects a unique maximum element. Interestingly, it can be shown that the induced preference can be represented by a one-way expected utility representation employing logarithmic utility. Besides giving a relevant and illustrative example for a one-way utility representation, this result provides a new interpretation of using logarithmic utility for expected utility based decision-making.
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Seiten (von - bis) | 323 - 328 |
Fachzeitschrift | European Journal of Operational Research (EJOR) |
Jahrgang | 193 |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 1 Apr. 2009 |