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Ambiguity Aversion with Three or More Outcomes
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(pp. 3814–40)
Abstract
Ambiguous choice problems which involve three or more outcome values can reveal aspects of ambiguity and ambiguity aversion which cannot be displayed in the classic two-outcome Ellsberg urn problems, and hence are not always captured by models designed to accommodate them. These aspects include Allais-type preferences over purely subjective acts, attitudes toward different sources involving different amounts of ambiguity, and attitudes toward ambiguity at different outcome levels. This paper presents a few such examples, and examines the standard models' predictions and performance in such cases. (JEL D81)Citation
Machina, Mark J. 2014. "Ambiguity Aversion with Three or More Outcomes." òòò½Íø Review 104 (12): 3814–40. DOI: 10.1257/aer.104.12.3814Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- D81 Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty