Risk preferences and the decision to flee conflict (English)

Despite the growing numbers of forcibly displaced persons worldwide, many people living under conflict choose not to flee. Individuals face two lotteries -- staying or leaving -- characterized by two distributions of potential outcomes. This paper proposes to model the choice between these two lotteries using quantile maximization as opposed to expected utility theory. The paper posits that risk-averse individuals aim at minimizing losses by choosing...

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Ceriani,Lidia;

Verme,Paolo;
Document Date
2018/03/26
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8376
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Nigeria,
Region
Western and Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2018/03/26
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Risk preferences and the decision to flee conflict
Keywords
conflict and violence

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Ceriani,Lidia; Verme,Paolo.

Risk preferences and the decision to flee conflict (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8376 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/111191522076481536

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