Flexibility and Adjustment to Information in Sequential Decision Problems

1 The Importance of Irreversibility and Learning - Familiar 11 Bxamples Revisited 1. 3 Conclusions 30 2 The Role of Irreversibility and Learning in Sequential Decision Problems - Basic Concepts 33 2. 2 Economic Examples 37 2. 2 The Two-Period Model with Uncertainty 46 2. 2 An Example: Money Demand as Demand for Flexibility 61 2.