Increasing uncertainty: a definition

DOI10.1016/J.MATHSOCSCI.2004.08.005zbMATH Open1127.91006OpenAlexW2126870631MaRDI QIDQ557952FDOQ557952

Authors Simon Grant, J. Quiggin

Publication date 30 June 2005

Published in Mathematical Social Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/151163/files/WPR04_4.pdf

zbMATH Keywords

RiskAmbiguityNon-expected utilityUncertainty

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Individual preferences (91B08) Noncooperative games (91A10) Utility theory (91B16)

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