Qualitätsungewißheit erfaßt das Problem asymmetrischer Information bei Vertrauenseigenschaften und geht über Qualitätsunsicherheit hinaus, die nur bei Erfahrungseigenschaften auftritt. Informationsökonomische Modelle können Qualitätsungewißheit bisher nur unzureichend analysieren. Zur...

We propose a model of instrumental belief choice under loss aversion. When new information arrives, an agent is prompted to abandon her prior. However, potential posteriors may induce her to take actions that generate a lower utility in some states than actions induced by her prior. These losses...

In Bayesian environments with private information, as described by the types of Harsanyi, how can types of agents be (statistically) disassociated from each other and how are such disassociations reflected in the agents’ knowledge structure? Conditions studied are (i) subjective independence...