Knightian uncertainty

noun

Etymology

Named after University of Chicago economist Frank Knight (1885–1972).

Definitions

  1. A lack of any quantifiable knowledge about some possible occurrence, as opposed to the…

    A lack of any quantifiable knowledge about some possible occurrence, as opposed to the presence of quantifiable risk.

    • In addition, it is hard currently to assign probabilities to these scenarios. This is something economists refer to as Knightian uncertainty.

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