Twisted probabilities, uncertainty, and prices

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Econometrics
Year: 2020
Volume: 216
Issue: 1
Pages: 151-174

Authors (4)

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

A decision maker constructs a convex set of nonnegative martingales to use as likelihood ratios that represent alternatives that are statistically close to a decision maker’s baseline model. The set is twisted to include some specific models of interest. Max–min expected utility over that set gives rise to equilibrium prices of model uncertainty expressed as worst-case distortions to drifts in a representative investor’s baseline model. Three quantitative illustrations start with baseline models having exogenous long-run risks in technology shocks. These put endogenous long-run risks into consumption dynamics that differ in details that depend on how shocks affect returns to capital stocks. We describe sets of alternatives to a baseline model that generate countercyclical prices of uncertainty.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:econom:v:216:y:2020:i:1:p:151-174
Journal Field
Econometrics
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25