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Calibration Results for Non-Expected Utility Theories

Econometrica 2008 76(5), 1143-1166
Rabin (2000) proved that a low level of risk aversion with respect to small gambles leads to a high, and absurd, level of risk aversion with respect to large gambles. Rabin's arguments strongly depend on expected utility theory, but we show that similar arguments apply to general non-expected utility theories.