Abraham Wald's complete class theorem and Knightian uncertainty

被引:12
作者
Kuzmics, Christoph [1 ]
机构
[1] Graz Univ, Graz, Austria
关键词
Ambiguity; Decision theory; Knightian uncertainty; Experimental design; EXPECTED UTILITY; PREFERENCE REVERSAL; AMBIGUITY AVERSION; INDEPENDENCE AXIOM; SAVAGE AXIOMS; RANDOMIZATION; CHOICE; RISK;
D O I
10.1016/j.geb.2017.06.012
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
I study the implications of Wald's (1947) complete class theorem for decision making under Knightian uncertainty (or ambiguity). Suppose we call someone who uses Wald's approach to statistical decision making a Waldian. A Waldian may then have preferences over acts that are not in agreement with subjective expected utility but always chooses as if she was a subjective expected utility maximizer. In particular, even Wald's (1945) minmax decision rule is consistent with subjective expected utility. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:666 / 673
页数:8
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