Nonlinear Utility Models Arising from Unmodelled Small World Intercorrelations

Savage's axioms show the rationality of maximizing expected utility when all uncertainties are explicitly modelled. But individuals actually make decisions in bounded contexts called small worlds. Savage's axioms do not imply the optimality of maximizing expected utility in small worlds un...

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Veröffentlicht in:Management Science. - Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, 1954. - 38(1992), 7, Seite 1010-1017
1. Verfasser: Bordley, Robert F. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Hazen, Gordon
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 1992
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Management Science
Schlagworte:Decision Theory Small Worlds Probability/Utility Interactions Nonlinear Utility Theory Economics Law Philosophy Behavioral sciences Information science Mathematics