Characterizing the common prior assumption.

DOI10.1006/jeth.2002.2925zbMath1042.91062OpenAlexW2018618672MaRDI QIDQ1867530

Joseph Y. Halpern

Publication date: 2 April 2003

Published in: Journal of Economic Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://semanticscholar.org/paper/5b11c206f7fba217c6e9b93e4e1c8669bc9d7cc1

zbMATH Keywords

agent beliefsCommon Prior Assumption (CPA)CPA characterizationsCPA finite frames disagreements in expectationCPA logical system axiomatizationframe distinguishabilitysound and complete axiom system for CPAtheory of economics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fundamental topics (basic mathematics, methodology; applicable to economics in general) (91B02) Modal logic (including the logic of norms) (03B45) Games in extensive form (91A18) Logics of knowledge and belief (including belief change) (03B42) Economics of information (91B44)

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