Résumé
How to plan for catastrophes that may be under way? In a simple but general model of experimentation, a decision-maker chooses a flow variable contributing to a stock that may trigger a catastrophe at each untried level. Once triggered, the catastrophe itself occurs only after a stochastic delay. Consequently, the rhythm of past experimentations determines the arrival of information. This has strong implications for policies in situations where the planner inherits a history of experiments, like climate change and pandemic crisis. The structure encompasses canonical approaches in the literature.
Mots-clés
catastrophes, experimentation, delays;
Codes JEL
- C61: Optimization Techniques • Programming Models • Dynamic Analysis
- D81: Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
- Q54: Climate • Natural Disasters • Global Warming
Référence
Matti Liski et François Salanié, « Catastrophes, delays, and learning », TSE Working Paper, n° 20-1148, septembre 2020.
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Publié dans
TSE Working Paper, n° 20-1148, septembre 2020