Consumption and Saving Under Knightian Uncertainty
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This paper studies consumption/saving problem under Knightian uncertainty in a two period setting. The multiple-priors utility model is adopted. The effects of income uncertainty and capital uncertainty on optimal savings are analyzed by deriving closed form solutions.
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تاریخ انتشار 2003