经济学人常用术语 | Knightian uncertainty

Knightian uncertainty

A concept, developed by Frank Knight, an American economist and a founder of the Chicago School of economics—to describe the problem faced by economic actors who are unable to quantify risk, because there is not enough information to assess the probability of the various potential outcomes. The probability distribution is only clear in a very limited set of circumstances; betting on a number in the game of roulette, for example.