Information avoidance

R Golman, D Hagmann, G Loewenstein - Journal of economic literature, 2017 - aeaweb.org
We commonly think of information as a means to an end. However, a growing theoretical
and experimental literature suggests that information may directly enter the agent's utility …

A Markov regime switching model for asset pricing and ambiguity measurement of stock market

J Wang, MC Zhou, X Guo, L Qi, X Wang - Neurocomputing, 2021 - Elsevier
Based on the theoretical framework of expected utility with uncertain probabilities, this paper
uses actual prices of CSI300 and Hang Seng index to empirically measure ambiguity …

Preferences for partial information and ambiguity

J Li - Theoretical Economics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We commonly think of information as an instrument for better decisions, yet evidence
suggests that people often decline free information in nonstrategic scenarios. This paper …

Relative maximum likelihood updating of ambiguous beliefs

X Cheng - Journal of Mathematical Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper proposes and axiomatizes a new updating rule: Relative Maximum Likelihood
(RML) updating for ambiguous beliefs represented by a set of priors (C). This rule takes the …

[HTML][HTML] Testing negative value of information and ambiguity aversion

C Kops, I Pasichnichenko - Journal of Economic Theory, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The standard Subjective Expected Utility model of decision-making implies that
information can never have a negative value ex-ante. Many ambiguity theories have since …

[HTML][HTML] Reacting to ambiguous messages: An experimental analysis

C Kellner, MT Le Quement, G Riener - Games and Economic Behavior, 2022 - Elsevier
Ambiguous language is ubiquitous and often deliberate. Recent theoretical work (Bose and
Renou, 2014; Kellner and Le Quement, 2018; Beauchêne et al., 2019) has shown how …

Risk in time: The intertwined nature of risk taking and time discounting

TF Epper, H Fehr-Duda - Journal of the European Economic …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Standard economic models view risk taking and time discounting as two independent
dimensions of decision making. However, mounting experimental evidence demonstrates …

[HTML][HTML] Ambiguity attitudes and surprises: Experimental evidence on communicating new information within a large population sample

A Minnich, H Roggenkamp, A Lange - Journal of Economic Behavior & …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper investigates ambiguity attitudes for natural events (temperatures) and how they
are updated following new information. Using a general population sample, we first obtain …

Blackwell's informativeness ranking with uncertainty-averse preferences

J Li, J Zhou - Games and Economic Behavior, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Blackwell, 1951, Blackwell, 1953 proposes an informativeness ranking of
experiments: experiment I is more Blackwell-informative than experiment II if and only if the …

Dynamic consistency and ambiguity: A reappraisal

B Hill - Games and Economic Behavior, 2020 - Elsevier
The famous conflict between dynamic consistency and ambiguity purportedly undermines
these models' normative credibility, and challenges their use in economic applications …