Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/76736 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
Discussion Papers No. 10-10
Publisher: 
University of Bern, Department of Economics, Bern
Abstract: 
This paper studies the Cass-Koopmans-Ramsey model of optimal economic growth in the presence of loss aversion and habit formation. The representative agent's preferences for consumption can be gradually varied between the standard constant intertemporal elasticity of substitution (CIES) case and Kahneman and Tversky's prospect utility. We find that the transitional dynamics of optimal consumption paths differ distinctly from the standard model, in particular consumption smoothing is more pronounced. We also show that prospect utility can cause the economy to remain in a steady state with low consumption and low capital.
Subjects: 
Ramsey growth model
prospect theory
loss aversion
optimal consumption
JEL: 
E21
O41
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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