We use decision theory to confront uncertainty that is sufficiently broad to incorporate “models as approximations.” We presume the existence of a featured collection of what we call “structured models” that have explicit substantive motivations. The decision maker confronts uncertainty...

One of the most well-known models of non-expected utility is Gul (1991)'smodel of Disappointment Aversion. This model, however, is defined implicitly,as the solution to a functional equation; its explicit utility representation is unknown,which may limit its applicability. We show that an...