Randomizing without randomness

B-Tier
Journal: Economic Theory
Year: 2023
Volume: 75
Issue: 4
Pages: 1009-1037

Authors (2)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

Abstract We provide a methodology for eliciting utility midpoints from preferences, assuming that payoffs are consumption plans and that preferences satisfy a minimal form of additive separability. The methodology does not require any subjective or objective uncertainty. Thus, this construction of utility midpoints allows us to define mixtures of acts in a purely subjective fashion, without making any assumptions as to the decision maker’s reaction to the uncertainty that may be present. This approach makes it possible to provide a simple and fully subjective characterization of the second-order subjective expected utility model, allowing a clear distinction of such model from subjective expected utility.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:spr:joecth:v:75:y:2023:i:4:d:10.1007_s00199-022-01435-3
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25