Download This PaperKeynes, Mathematics and Probability: A Reappraisal
International Journal of Applied Economics and Econometrics,Volume 20, no. 2, April-June 2012, pp.324-357
62 Pages Posted: 1 Sep 2011 Last revised: 30 May 2014
Date Written: August 31, 2011
Abstract
I will argue that when Keynes states that, in general, probabilities are not susceptible to numerical estimation, he is arguing that the probabilities, in general, can’t be represented by single number answers or point estimates. But they can be represented by intervals. Keynes’s general approach to probability is an interval estimate approach.
Keywords: interval estimates, mathematics, decision rules
JEL Classification: B23, B41, E12
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Brady, Michael Emmett, Keynes, Mathematics and Probability: A Reappraisal (August 31, 2011). International Journal of Applied Economics and Econometrics,Volume 20, no. 2, April-June 2012, pp.324-357, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1920569 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1920569
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