 Constant relative risk aversion utility (source code)

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= Constant relative risk aversion utility
{title2=$-cU^{\prime\prime}(c)/U^\prime(c)=R$}

= CRRA utility
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A constant relative risk aversion utility has $-cU^{\prime\prime}(c)/U^\prime(c)=R>0$. Up to a positive scale and an additive constant, it is $U(c)=c^{1-R}/(1-R)$ for $R\ne1$ and $U(c)=\log c$ for $R=1$. Power utility gives multiplicative <homogeneity> of an investment value; logarithmic utility gives additive scaling.

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