Sharing Model Uncertainty

Chiaki Hara, Sujoy Mukerji, Frank Riedel and Jean-Marc Tallon

American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2026, vol. 18, issue 2, 313-47

Abstract: This paper examines efficient allocations in economies where consumers exhibit heterogeneous smooth ambiguity preferences and face model uncertainty with a common set of identifiable models. Aggregate endowment is ambiguous. We characterize economies where the representative consumer is of the smooth ambiguity type and derive efficient sharing rules. Heterogeneous ambiguity aversion leads to sharing rules that systematically differ from those in vNM economies. The representative consumer's ambiguity aversion differs from that of the typical consumer; this leads to more compelling asset-pricing predictions. We focus on point-identified models but show that our insights extend to partially identified models.

JEL-codes: D11 D61 D81 E32 G12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1257/mic.20240188

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