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A new integral for capacities

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Abstract

A new integral for capacities is introduced and characterized. It differs from the Choquet integral on non-convex capacities. The main feature of the new integral is concavity, which might be interpreted as uncertainty aversion. The integral is extended to fuzzy capacities, which assign subjective expected values to random variables (e.g., portfolios) and may assign subjective probability only to a partial set of events. An equivalence between the minimum over sets of additive capacities (not necessarily probability distributions) and the integral w.r.t. fuzzy capacities is demonstrated. The extension to fuzzy capacities enables one to calculate the integral also in cases where the information available is limited to a few events.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)157-176
Number of pages20
JournalEconomic Theory
Volume39
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2009

Keywords

  • Capacities
  • Choquet integral
  • Concave integral
  • Decisions under uncertainty
  • Fuzzy capacities
  • Large core
  • Non-additive probability
  • Uncertainty aversion

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