We introduce range utility theory for decisions under risk. Two functions are implicated in the representation of preferences: a traditional utility function for wealth---or changes in wealth---and a range distortion function. The latter introduces a local deformation of the utility function on...

Rank dependent probability weighting---an integral part of cumulative prospect theory---has come to dominate the behavioral modeling of risk preferences in non-strategic settings over the last 40 years. We draw attention to some serious limitations of rank dependence when it comes to...