Measuring higher order ambiguity preferences

A-Tier
Journal: Experimental Economics
Year: 2018
Volume: 21
Issue: 2
Pages: 233-256

Score contribution per author:

1.341 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Abstract We report the results from an experiment designed to measure attitudes towards ambiguity beyond ambiguity aversion. In particular, we implement recently-proposed model-free preference conditions of ambiguity prudence and ambiguity temperance. Ambiguity prudence has been shown to play an important role in precautionary behavior and the mere presence of ambiguity averse agents in markets. We observe that the majority of individuals’ decisions are consistent with ambiguity aversion, ambiguity prudence and ambiguity temperance. This finding confirms the prediction of many popular (specifications of) ambiguity models and has important implications for models of prevention behavior.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:kap:expeco:v:21:y:2018:i:2:d:10.1007_s10683-017-9542-3
Journal Field
Experimental
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-24