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ambiguity averse relation. First, we define two notions of more ambiguous with respect to such a class. A more ambiguous (I) act … makes an ambiguity averse decision maker (DM) worse off but does not affect the welfare of an ambiguity neutral DM. A more … ambiguous (II) act adversely affects a more ambiguity averse DM more, as measured by the compensation they require to switch …
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It is often suggested that incentive schemes under moral hazard can be gamed by an agent with superior knowledge of the environment, and that deliberate lack of transparency about the incentive scheme can reduce gaming. We formally investigate these arguments. Ambiguous incentive schemes induce...
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We examine a variety of preference-based definitions of ambiguous events in the context of the smooth ambiguity model … ambiguity model, we show that Ghirardato and Marinacci (2002) would identify the same set of ambiguous and unambiguous events as … more interesting source is that these two definitions can confound non-constant ambiguity attitude and the ambiguity of an …
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a single concept of relevance delivers this for a wide range of models, including models that allow for ambiguity … attitude.  We also use symmetry and relevance to provide insight into the foundations of the α-MEU and smooth ambiguity models …
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relevant measures as reflecting part of perceived ambiguity, meaning subjective uncertainty about probabilities over states …. Under mild conditions, we show that increases or decreases in ambiguity aversion cannot affect the relevant measures. This … property, necessary for the conclusion that these measures reflect only perceived ambiguity, distinguishes the set of relevant …
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Are foundations of models of ambiguity-sensitive preferences too flawed to be usefully applied to economic models?  Al …-Najjar and Weinstein do not apply to quite a few of the ambiguity preference models of more recent vintage, and therefore to that … extent do not undermine the foundational aspects or applicability of ambiguity models in general.  Second, we argue the focus …
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In this paper, we show how an investor can incorporate uncertainty about expected returns when choosing a mean-variance optimal portfolio. In contrast to the Bayesian approach to estimation error, where there is only a single prior and the investor is neutral to uncertainty, we consider the case...
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assets - and Markowitz - who advocates diversification across assets. We rely on the concepts of ambiguity and ambiguity … degree of ambiguity across assets, and (ii) the standard deviation of the estimate of expected return on each asset. If the … standard deviation of the expected return estimate and the difference between the ambiguity about familiar and unfamiliar …
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In this paper, we show how an investor can incorporate uncertainty about expected returns when choosing a mean-variance optimal portfolio. In contrast to the Bayesian approach to estimation error, where there is only a single prior and the investor is neutral to uncertainty, we consider the case...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124485
asset returns. Our contribution is to develop a framework that allows for ambiguity about the joint distribution of returns … for all stocks being considered for the portfolio, and also for different levels of ambiguity for the marginal … international equity returns. The calibration shows that when the overall ambiguity about the joint distribution of returns is high …
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