Estimated Risk Preferences: Power and Normative Considerations
July 27, 2018
University of Cape Town
Middle Campus, Rondebosch
School of Economics Building
4th Floor
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Program
Overview
There has been considerable progress in recent years in the development of experimental and econometric tools to allow structural estimation of risk preferences. Different models of decision-making involving risk are allowed for, and batteries of lotteries have been developed to better identify specific aspects of those models (e.g., probability weighting, loss aversion, violations of reduction of compound lotteries). A natural question now is how to rigorously evaluate the statistical power of these batteries when it comes to different types of inferences. A related question is the manner in which estimated risk preferences can be used to normatively evaluate behavior. This focused workshop examines recent developments in these two aspects of the estimation of risk preferences.
Organizers
Glenn Harrison (CEAR, Georgia State University), and Don Ross (University College Cork, University of Cape Town, and CEAR) are the organizers of this workshop. Should you have questions about the conference, please contact Professor Glenn Harrison at [email protected] about the substance of the workshop, and contact Mark Schneider at [email protected] with questions about participation and logistics.
Sponsor
The conference is being sponsored by CEAR Africa, a joint collaboration between the Center for the Economic Analysis of Risk (CEAR, cear.gsu.edu) at Georgia State University and the Research Unit in Behavioural Economics and Neuroeconomics (RUBEN, ruben.uct.ac.za) at the University of Cape Town.
Dates / Times
Friday, July 27th – 9:00am to 5:00pm for the regular program. A conference dinner will follow afterwards for all presenters, discussants, and invited attendees. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Please list any special dietary needs while registering.
Registration
The event is free to attend. However, you must register using the form below. Confirmation of attendance is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Location
This workshop will be held on the 4th Floor of the School of Economics Building on the Middle Campus of the University of Cape Town in Rondebosch. Please see the map link for more detail - https://goo.gl/maps/bX1wtY5fki12.
Lodging / Travel
Lodging and travel assistance will only be considered for out-of-town presenters at the conference. We will cover standard economy airfare, other travel, and accommodation. Please note that you are responsible for making your own bookings. If you are being reimbursed by us, you should have received an email with this information already. Please enquire at [email protected] if you have not received this information.
