The pattern is a step function because the minimum level is fixed at one point, but if there is ambiguity there, it becomes an S-shaped utility function.
- S-shape, then discusses whether it rises in CE or is flat in CD. ref. Time integration of the hype curve. The ECB line corresponds to the utility function in prospect theory.
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