Econometrica

Journal Of The Econometric Society

An International Society for the Advancement of Economic
Theory in its Relation to Statistics and Mathematics

Edited by: Guido W. Imbens • Print ISSN: 0012-9682 • Online ISSN: 1468-0262

Econometrica: Sep, 1970, Volume 38, Issue 5

Optimal Investment and Consumption Strategies Under Risk for a Class of Utility Functions

https://doi.org/0012-9682(197009)38:5<587:OIACSU>2.0.CO;2-8
p. 587-607

Nils H. Hakansson

This paper develops a sequential model of the individual's economic decision problem under risk. On the basis of this model, optimal consumption, investment, and borrowing-lending strategies are obtained in closed form for a class of utility functions. For a subset of this class the optimal consumption strategy satisfies the permanent income hypothesis precisely. The optimal investment strategies have the property that the optimal mix of risky investments is independent of wealth, noncapital income, age, and impatience to consume. Necessary and sufficient conditions for long-run capital growth are also given.


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