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Event-Separability in the Ellsberg urn

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  • Mark Machina, 2011. "Event-Separability in the Ellsberg urn," Economic Theory, Springer;Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET), vol. 48(2), pages 425-436, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joecth:v:48:y:2011:i:2:p:425-436
    DOI: 10.1007/s00199-011-0652-4
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    Keywords

    Ellsberg paradox; Ambiguity; Ambiguity aversion; Event-separability; Ellsberg urn; D81; 200; 315; 1345;
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    JEL classification:

    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty

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