Expected Value

How would an individual make a rational decision under uncertainty? This article explains how economists characterize decision-making under uncertainty. Economic models always focus first on decisions under certainty and then introduce uncertainty later in the learning process. The focal point here is how this affects the rationality of agents’ decisions to use scarce resources. 1. Introduction to Rational Decision under Uncertainty We are all faced with daily situations where we have to make decisions that will lead to different outcomes immediately or later. Such decisions occur under uncertainty of results. Economic theory explains this problem in the models of decision-making […]