TY - JOUR
T1 - Similarity of differential information with subjective prior beliefs
AU - Khan, M. Ali
AU - Sun, Yeneng
AU - Tourky, Rabee
AU - Zhang, Zhixiang
PY - 2008/9
Y1 - 2008/9
N2 - We present a complete, separable and metrizable topology on the product space of information and (subjective) beliefs. Such a topology formalizes similarity of differential information without the assumption of a common prior, but under the assumption that objectively impossible events are considered impossible by subjective beliefs. As an application to the theory of the consumer, we provide results on the continuity of expected utility and demand functions. We also provide continuity results for the value of information and the insurance premium as defined in the literature.
AB - We present a complete, separable and metrizable topology on the product space of information and (subjective) beliefs. Such a topology formalizes similarity of differential information without the assumption of a common prior, but under the assumption that objectively impossible events are considered impossible by subjective beliefs. As an application to the theory of the consumer, we provide results on the continuity of expected utility and demand functions. We also provide continuity results for the value of information and the insurance premium as defined in the literature.
KW - Complete separable metric space
KW - Differential information
KW - Subjective prior beliefs
KW - Topologies on information
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=44749085594&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jmateco.2007.06.007
DO - 10.1016/j.jmateco.2007.06.007
M3 - Article
SN - 0304-4068
VL - 44
SP - 1024
EP - 1039
JO - Journal of Mathematical Economics
JF - Journal of Mathematical Economics
IS - 9-10
ER -