Sharp identification regions in models with convex moment predictions

Econometrica

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1785-1821

  Beresteanu, Arie ^a   Molchanov, Ilya ^b   Molinari, Francesca ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aumann expectation; Best linear prediction; Finite static games; Interval data; Multiple equilibria; Partial identification; Random sets; Random utility models; Support function

Indexed keywords

EID: 81155145292     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: 14680262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3982/ECTA8680     Document Type: Article

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