Everything you always wanted to know about Ergodicity Economics
Mark Kirstein
DAAD PRIME Fellow in Ergodicity Economics
In this seminar, I will discuss the research programme of Ergodicity Economics, which is derived from the study of the ergodicity problem in economics. I will show why ergodicity turns out to be a foundational issue especially in the context of decision making under uncertainty. Although the evaluation of gambles is at the basis of formal economics, the community is mostly unfamiliar with the concept of ergodicity. This leaves ample opportunities for young researchers to contribute. The main novelty associated with Ergodicity Economics consists in the embedding of economic processes within historical time, from which temporal maximisation follows as a different rationality criterion. For a decade now, tackling the ergodicity problem in economics continues to produce a stream of interesting results. I will briefly highlight some theoretical and experimental results and conclude with research questions actively pursued at LML.
Location
Center for Sundhed og Samfund, Københavns Universitet, Center for Sundhed og Samfund, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1353 København, Denmark
Date & Time
3rd December 2019
17.15 – 19.15