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Maxmin expected utility with additivity on unambiguous events

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  • Xiangyu Qu

    (CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

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This paper provides a model of beliefs representation in which ambiguity and unambiguity are endogenously distinguished in the maxmin expected utility model of Gilboa and Schmeidler (1989). Specifically, I first extend it by getting a representation of beliefs such that the probabilistic beliefs over each ambiguous event are represented by a nondegenerate interval, while the ones over each unambiguous event are represented by a number. I then suggest a behavioral definition of ambiguity. It provides a choice theoretical foundation for the Knightian distinction between ambiguity and unambiguity.

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  • Xiangyu Qu, 2013. "Maxmin expected utility with additivity on unambiguous events," Post-Print hal-01437540, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-01437540
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jmateco.2013.02.004
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