Belief functions and preference for flexibility

Matthew Ryan ()
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Matthew Ryan: University of Auckland

Economics Bulletin, 2014, vol. 34, issue 1, 581-588

Abstract: This note clarifies some deep mathematical connections between the Dempster-Shafer theory belief functions (Dempster, 1967; Shafer, 1976) and preference for flexibility in the tradition of Kreps (1979).

Keywords: Belief functions; plausibility functions; preference for flexibility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C0 D8 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-03-31
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