A theory of hyperfinite processes: The complete removal of individual uncertainty via exact LLN

Journal of Mathematical Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 419-503

  Sun, Yeneng ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C1; C6; D8; E0; G0; Hyperfinite factor model; Individual risks; Karhunen Lo ve biorthogonal expansion; Law of large numbers; Loeb spaces; Multiplicative properties; Uncorrelatedness and independence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001313582     PISSN: 03044068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4068(97)00036-0     Document Type: Article

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