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		| Matthew  Ryan | 
	
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		| ''Belief functions and preference for flexibility'' | 
	
		| ( 2014, Vol. 34 No.1 ) | 
	
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		| This note clarifies some deep mathematical connections between the Dempster-Shafer theory belief functions (Dempster, 1967; Shafer, 1976) and preference for flexibility in the tradition of Kreps (1979). | 
	
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		| Keywords: Belief functions,  plausibility functions,  preference for flexibility | 
	
		| JEL: D8 - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty: General
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		| | Manuscript Received : Jan 30 2014 |  | Manuscript Accepted : Mar 31 2014 | 
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