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We proffer a method to assess the adequacy of expected utility theory (EUT) in empirical studies involving discrete and continuous choices. The method calibrates a utility function to revealed choices and rejects EUT for absurd degrees of implied concavity over the wealth at risk. We find EUT...
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The empirical evidence in this paper supports the existence of seasonality, time-to-maturity, and long-memory effects in the volatility of prices, but not in the returns themselves, in corn and soybean futures markets. This volatility is modeled as an Orenstein-Ulenbeck process driven by...
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