Evaluating ambiguous random variables from Choquet to maxmin expected utility

We introduce a new theory of belief revision under ambiguity. It is recursive (random variables are evaluated by backward induction) and consequentialist (the conditional expectation of any random variable depends only on the values the random variable attains on the conditioning event). Agents expe...

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Published in:Journal of economic theory 2021-03, Vol.192, p.105129, Article 105129
Main Authors: Gul, Faruk, Pesendorfer, Wolfgang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ambiguity
Resolution of uncertainty
Updating
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Summary:We introduce a new theory of belief revision under ambiguity. It is recursive (random variables are evaluated by backward induction) and consequentialist (the conditional expectation of any random variable depends only on the values the random variable attains on the conditioning event). Agents experience no change in preferences but are sensitive to the timing of resolution of uncertainty. We provide three main theorems: the first characterizes our rule and relates it to standard Bayesian updating; the others show that the dynamic behavior of an agent who adopts our rule is maxmin expected utility with an arbitrary set of priors.
ISSN:0022-0531
1095-7235
DOI:10.1016/j.jet.2020.105129