Bewley, Truman F. - Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University - 1989
Stimulated by Frank Knight's work, "Risk, Uncertainty and Profit," I present a theory of innovation based on what I … term Knightian decision theory. This theory includes a concept of uncertainty aversion, a behavioral property that makes … in undertaking risks. The theory leads directly to the conclusion that innovation in business is the natural domain of …