Index Catalog // ScholarsArchive@OSU

Start Over

Filtering by: Creator Lambert, David K. Degree Name Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Risk modeling using direct solution of expected utility maximization problems

Creator:

Lambert, David K.

Abstract:

A model of agricultural decision making is developed and tested in this thesis. The expected value of utility evaluated under alternative outcomes is directly maximized in a nonlinear programming model. Two features of the model distinguished it from traditional risk programming models. First, alternative attitudes towards the assumption of risk...

Resource Type:

Dissertation