Preferences and information processing under vague information

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Abstract

The standard decision-theoretic model separates information and preferences. We argue that some behavioral phenomena in information processing (e.g., polarization) are closely related to this separation. We propose a model in which agents receive vague information, which they refine when they are required to make probabilistic judgments, or to take an action. By doing so, they also refine their beliefs about some traits or states (e.g., their information-processing ability), which affects their utility.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number102461
JournalJournal of Mathematical Economics
Volume94
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2021

Keywords

  • Processing of vague information
  • Separation of preferences and information

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Applied Mathematics

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