Microeconomics Flashcards

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Expected Value=?

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E.V=p1x+p2y (where x and y are the outcomes and p1,p2 are the probability of the occurrence of the outcomes respectively)

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Simple Lottery?

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The outcomes that may result are certain.

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Compound Lottery?

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Outcomes of a lottery can be lottery themselves

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VNM Expected Utility Assumptions

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  1. Pref Complete and Transitive
  2. Continuity (a small change in probability, do not change the ordering nature)
  3. Independence (Addition of a new outcome will not change the order of preference )
  4. Unequal Probability
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