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Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Vol. 31, No. 3 (December 2005), pp. 243-262 (20 pages) The relative risk aversion measure that represents the risk preferences of a decision maker depends on the ...

We study the relative risk aversion of an individual with particular social preferences: his wellbeing is influenced by his relative wealth, and by how concerned he is about having low relative wealth ...