Objective and subjective rationality and decisions with the best and worst case in mind

Simon Grant*, Patricia Rich, Jack Stecher

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    Abstract

    We study decision under uncertainty in an Anscombe–Aumann framework. Two binary relations characterize a decision-maker: one (in general) incomplete relation, reflecting her objective rationality, and a second complete relation, reflecting her subjective rationality. We require the latter to be an extension of the former. Our key axiom is a dominance condition. Our main theorem provides a representation of the two relations. The objectively rational relation has a Bewley-style multiple prior representation. Using this set of priors, we fully characterize the subjectively rational relation in terms of the most optimistic and most pessimistic expected utilities.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)309-320
    Number of pages12
    JournalTheory and Decision
    Volume90
    Issue number3-4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - May 2021

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