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Switching Cost Models as Hypothesis Tests

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  • Samuel N. Cohen

    (University of Oxford)

  • Timo Henckel

    (Australian National University)

  • Gordon D. Menzies

    (University of Technology & CAMA)

  • Johannes Muhle-Karbe

    (Carnegie Mellon University)

  • Daniel John Zizzo

    (Newcastle University)

Abstract

We relate models based on costs of switching beliefs (e.g. due to inattention) to hypothesis tests. Specifically, for an inference problem with a penalty for mistakes and for switching the inferred value, a band of inaction is optimal. We show this band is equivalent to a confidence interval, and therefore to a two-sided hypothesis test.

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  • Samuel N. Cohen & Timo Henckel & Gordon D. Menzies & Johannes Muhle-Karbe & Daniel John Zizzo, 2018. "Switching Cost Models as Hypothesis Tests," Working Paper Series 42, Economics Discipline Group, UTS Business School, University of Technology, Sydney.
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    Keywords

    inference; switching cost; inferential expectations; hypothesis test;
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    JEL classification:

    • D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
    • D84 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Expectations; Speculations

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