The History and Methodology of Expected Utility, 9781009198264
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Uncertain choices, historical roots, and ongoing debates over rational decisions.

The History and Methodology of Expected Utility

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    90 pages

  • Release Date

    31 July 2023

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Summary

This Element offers an accessible but technically detailed review of expected utility theory (EU), which is a model of individual decision-making under uncertainty that is central for both economics and philosophy. The Element’s approach falls between the history of ideas and economic methodology.

At the historical level, it reviews EU by following its conceptual evolution from its original formulation in the eighteenth century through its transformations and extensions in the mid-twe…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781009198264
ISBN-10:1009198262
Author:Ivan Moscati
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Imprint:Cambridge University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:90
Release Date:31 July 2023
Weight:150g
Dimensions:230mm x 153mm x 5mm
Series:Elements in Decision Theory and Philosophy

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