Ambiguity and uncertainty in Ellsberg and Shackle

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 449-474

  Basili, Marcello ^a   Zappia, Carlo ^a  

^a Department of Economic Policy Finance Development   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ambiguity; Decision theory; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DECISION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENTREPRENEUR; KEYNESIAN THEORY; PROBABILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 77952217412     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bep008     Document Type: Article

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