A characterization of delay averse Choquet integrals for intertemporal analysis

[EN] In an intertemporal framework with a finite horizon, we pose the problem of characterizing which discrete Choquet integrals satisfy strong aversion to delayed rewards. This property is arguably a minimal condition for a reasonable evaluation of vectors of rewards received at successive periods...

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Author: Alcantud, José Carlos R.
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2025
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repository:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/167457
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/167457
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Intertemporal analysis
Delay aversion
Choquet integral
Capacity
53 Ciencias Económicas
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Summary:[EN] In an intertemporal framework with a finite horizon, we pose the problem of characterizing which discrete Choquet integrals satisfy strong aversion to delayed rewards. This property is arguably a minimal condition for a reasonable evaluation of vectors of rewards received at successive periods of time. We relate this property to other distributional axioms discussed for this framework. Particularly, we show that for monotonic evaluations, delay-aversion is equivalent to consistency with cumulative domination. Then, we define a property (temporal anti-buoyancy) and we prove that it is necessary and sufficient for a capacity to define a strongly delay-averse Choquet integral.