Subjective expected utility through stochastic independence

B-Tier
Journal: Economic Theory
Year: 2023
Volume: 76
Issue: 3
Pages: 723-757

Authors (3)

Michel Grabisch (Université Paris 1 (Panthéon-S...) Benjamin Monet (not in RePEc) Vassili Vergopoulos (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

Abstract This paper studies decision-making in the face of two stochastically independent sources of uncertainty. It characterizes axiomatically a Subjective Expected Utility representation of preferences where subjective beliefs consist of a product probability measure. The two key axioms in this characterization both involve some behavioral notions of stochastic independence. Our result can be understood as a purely subjective version of the Anscombe and Aumann (Ann Math Stat 34:199–205, 1963) theorem that avoids the controversial use of exogenous probabilities by appealing to stochastic independence. We also obtain an extension to Choquet Expected Utility representations.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:spr:joecth:v:76:y:2023:i:3:d:10.1007_s00199-022-01476-8
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25