Definition of Ex Ante / Ex-Ante

Definition: Ex ante is latin for "beforehand". In models where there is uncertainty that is resolved during the course of events, the ex antes values (e.g. of expected gain) are those that are calculated in advance of the resolution of uncertainty.

Terms related to Ex Ante:

• Ex Post
• Knightian Uncertainty
• Arrovian Uncertainty

About.Com Resources on Ex Ante: Writing a Term Paper? Here are a few starting points for research on Ex Ante:

• What is Wrong with the Coase Theorem?
• The Federalist Papers No. 84
• Why Get an Economics Ph.D?

Books on Ex Ante:

• Economic Uncertainty, Instabilities And Asset Bubbles
• The Economics of Uncertainty and Information
• Economic Uncertainty and Financial Structure

Journal Articles on Ex Ante:

• A theory of the term structure of interest rates
• Is EMU more justifiable ex post than ex ante?
• Ex-ante and ex-post welfare optimality under uncertainty