The [alpha]-MEU model: A comment

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic Theory
Year: 2011
Volume: 146
Issue: 4
Pages: 1684-1698

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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

Abstract

In Ghirardato et al. (2004) [7], Ghirardato, Macheroni and Marinacci propose a method for distinguishing between perceived ambiguity and the decision-maker[modifier letter apostrophe]s reaction to it. They study a general class of preferences which they refer to as invariant biseparable. This class includes CEU and MEU. They axiomatize a subclass of [alpha]-MEU preferences. If attention is restricted to finite state spaces, we show that any [alpha]-MEU preference relation, satisfies GMM[modifier letter apostrophe]s axioms if and only if [alpha]=0 or 1, that is, the preferences must be either maxmin or maxmax. We show by example that these axioms may be satisfied when the state space is [0,1].

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jetheo:v:146:y:2011:i:4:p:1684-1698
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25