Informativeness of experiments for MEU: a recursive definition

The well-known Blackwell theorem states the equivalence of statistical informativeness and economic valuableness. Çelen (2012) generalizes this theorem, which is well-known for subjective expected utility (seu), to maxmin expected utility (meu) preferences. We demonstrate that the underlying defini...

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Main Authors: Heyen, Daniel (Author) , Wiesenfarth, Boris Roland (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2015
In: Journal of mathematical economics
Year: 2014, Volume: 57, Pages: 28-30
ISSN:0304-4068
DOI:10.1016/j.jmateco.2014.12.002
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmateco.2014.12.002
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304406814001499
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Author Notes:Daniel Heyen, Boris R. Wiesenfarth
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Summary:The well-known Blackwell theorem states the equivalence of statistical informativeness and economic valuableness. Çelen (2012) generalizes this theorem, which is well-known for subjective expected utility (seu), to maxmin expected utility (meu) preferences. We demonstrate that the underlying definition of the value of information used in Çelen (2012) is in contradiction with the principle of recursively defined utility. As a consequence, Çelen’s framework features dynamic inconsistency. Our main contribution consists in the definition of a value of information for meupreferences that is compatible with recursive utility and thus respects dynamic consistency.
Item Description:Available online 10 December 2014
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Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:0304-4068
DOI:10.1016/j.jmateco.2014.12.002