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Multiple tastes and beliefs with an infinite prize space

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  • Kazuhiro Hara

    (FGV EPGE Brazilian School of Economics and Finance)

  • Gil Riella

    (Getulio Vargas Foundation)

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All previous axiomatizations of the multi-prior expected multi-utility representation work under the restriction of a finite prize space. In this paper we present an axiomatization of that model when the prize space is an arbitrary compact metric space. This opens the possibility of applying the model to new situations, like a setup with monetary lotteries and certainty equivalents. We illustrate this point with two applications. In addition, we use our main result to prove that the finite prize space assumption in Galaabaatar and Karni (Econometrica 81(1):255–284, 2013) can be weakened to a compact metric prize space.

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  • Kazuhiro Hara & Gil Riella, 2023. "Multiple tastes and beliefs with an infinite prize space," Economic Theory, Springer;Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET), vol. 76(2), pages 417-444, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joecth:v:76:y:2023:i:2:d:10.1007_s00199-022-01452-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s00199-022-01452-2
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    Keywords

    Incomplete preferences under uncertainty; State-dependent utility function; Multi-prior expected multi-utility representation; Cautious expected utility;
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    JEL classification:

    • D11 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Theory
    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty

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