WHAT IS PARTIAL AMBIGUITY?

Loïc Berger

Working Papers from IESEG School of Management

Abstract: This paper reflects on the notion of partial ambiguity. Using a framework de-composing ambiguity into distinct layers of analysis, among which are risk and model uncertainty, and allowing for different attitudes toward these layers, I show that partial ambiguity may prove less desirable thanfull ambiguity, even under ambiguity aversion. This observation poses difficulties for interpreting the notion of partial ambiguity in relation to the partial information available to determine the potential compositions of an ambiguous urn. Two Ellsberg-style thought experiments are described to challenge the meaning of partial ambiguity further, and an alternative interpretation, based on a more ambiguous relation, is discussed.

Keywords: Ambiguity; model uncertainty; smooth ambiguity aversion; Ellsberg para-dox (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D81 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19 pages
Date: 2021-04
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