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Subadditive Probabilities and Portfolio Inertia

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  • Simonsen, Mario Henrique
  • Werlang, Sérgio Ribeiro da Costa

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We show that in the presence of uncertainty (in the sense of Knight), as axiomatized by Schmeidler (1982, 1984) and Gilboa (1987) (as opposed to the classical view of Savage (1954)) one may obtain portfolio inertia with positive quantities held of all assets. We also present a comprehensive survey of the recent literature on uncertainty, with special emphasis on the subadditive probabilities model.

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  • Simonsen, Mario Henrique & Werlang, Sérgio Ribeiro da Costa, 1991. "Subadditive Probabilities and Portfolio Inertia," Brazilian Review of Econometrics, Sociedade Brasileira de Econometria - SBE, vol. 11(1), April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sbe:breart:v:11:y:1991:i:1:a:3007
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    1. Simonsen, Mario Henrique, 1986. "Rational expectations, income policies and game theory," FGV EPGE Economics Working Papers (Ensaios Economicos da EPGE) 90, EPGE Brazilian School of Economics and Finance - FGV EPGE (Brazil).
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