A theory of quantifiable beliefs

Journal of Mathematical Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 515-546

  Grant, Simon ^a   Karni, Edi ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Non expected utility; Probabilistic sophistication; Quantifiable beliefs; State dependent preferences; Subjective probability

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842843681     PISSN: 03044068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4068(03)00042-9     Document Type: Article

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