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  • Rational Choice

    by Itzhak Gilboa ...
    A nontechnical, concise, and rigorous introduction to the rational choice paradigm, focusing on basic insights applicable in fields ranging from economics to philosophy.This book offers a rigorous, concise, and nontechnical introduction to some of the fundamental insights of rational choice theory. It draws on formal theories of microeconomics, decision making, games, and social choice, and on ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Uncertainty in Economic Theory

    Edited by Itzhak Gilboa ...
    Series series Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy
    This volume brings together important papers, coupled with new introductions, in the massively influential area of uncertainty in economic theory. Seminal papers are available together for the first time in book format, with new introductions and under the steely editorship of Itzhak Gilboa - this book is a useful reference tool for economists all over the globe. ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Theory of Decision under Uncertainty

    by Itzhak Gilboa ...
    Series Book 45 - Econometric Society Monographs
    This book describes the classical axiomatic theories of decision under uncertainty, as well as critiques thereof and alternative theories. It focuses on the meaning of probability, discussing some definitions and surveying their scope of applicability. The behavioral definition of subjective probability serves as a way to present the classical theories, culminating in Savage's theorem. The ... Read more

    $35.29 USD

  • Analogies and Theories

    Formal Models of Reasoning

    by Itzhak Gilboa, Larry Samuelson, David Schmeidler ...
    Series series Lipsey Lectures
    The book describes formal models of reasoning that are aimed at capturing the way that economic agents, and decision makers in general think about their environment and make predictions based on their past experience. The focus is on analogies (case-based reasoning) and general theories (rule-based reasoning), and on the interaction between them, as well as between them and Bayesian reasoning. A ... Read more

    $35.09 USD

  • Cognitive Processes and Economic Behaviour

    Edited by Marcello Basili, Nicola Dimitri, ITZHAK GILBOA ...
    Series series Routledge Siena Studies in Political Economy
    In recent years the understanding of the cognitive foundations of economic behavior has become increasingly important. This volume contains contributions from such leading scholars as Adam Brandenburger, Michael Bacharach and Patrick Suppes. It will be of great interest to academics and researchers involved in the field of economics and psychology as well as those interested in political economy ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

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  • Rationality for Mortals

    How People Cope with Uncertainty

    by Gerd Gigerenzer ...
    Series series Evolution and Cognition
    Gerd Gigerenzer's influential work examines the rationality of individuals not from the perspective of logic or probability, but from the point of view of adaptation to the real world of human behavior and interaction with the environment. Seen from this perspective, human behavior is more rational than it might otherwise appear. This work is extremely influential and has spawned an entire ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

  • Heuristics and Biases

    The Psychology of Intuitive Judgment

    Edited by Thomas Gilovich, Dale Griffin, Daniel Kahneman ...
    Is our case strong enough to go to trial? Will interest rates go up? Can I trust this person? Such questions - and the judgments required to answer them - are woven into the fabric of everyday experience. This book, first published in 2002, examines how people make such judgments. The study of human judgment was transformed in the 1970s, when Kahneman and Tversky introduced their 'heuristics and ... Read more

    $67.29 USD

  • An Introduction to R for Quantitative Economics

    Graphing, Simulating and Computing

    by Vikram Dayal ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book gives an introduction to R to build up graphing, simulating and computing skills to enable one to see theoretical and statistical models in economics in a unified way. The great advantage of R is that it is free, extremely flexible and extensible. The book addresses the specific needs of economists, and helps them move up the R learning curve. It covers some mathematical topics such as, ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • What Makes Us Smart

    The Computational Logic of Human Cognition

    by Samuel J. Gershman ...
    How a computational framework can account for the successes and failures of human cognitionAt the heart of human intelligence rests a fundamental puzzle: How are we incredibly smart and stupid at the same time? No existing machine can match the power and flexibility of human perception, language, and reasoning. Yet, we routinely commit errors that reveal the failures of our thought processes. What ... Read more

    $28.09 USD

  • Statistical Models

    Theory and Practice

    by David A. Freedman ...
    This lively and engaging book explains the things you have to know in order to read empirical papers in the social and health sciences, as well as the techniques you need to build statistical models of your own. The discussion in the book is organized around published studies, as are many of the exercises. Relevant journal articles are reprinted at the back of the book. Freedman makes a thorough ... Read more

    $59.09 USD

  • New Developments in Categorical Data Analysis for the Social and Behavioral Sciences

    Edited by L. Andries van der Ark, Marcel A. Croon, Klaas Sijtsma ...
    Series series Quantitative Methodology Series
    Categorical data are quantified as either nominal variables--distinguishing different groups, for example, based on socio-economic status, education, and political persuasion--or ordinal variables--distinguishing levels of interest, such as the preferred politician or the preferred type of punishment for committing burglary. This new book is a collection of up-to-date studies on modern categorical ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Judgment and Decision Making

    by Baruch Fischhoff ...
    Series series Earthscan Risk in Society
    Behavioral decision research offers a distinctive approach to understanding and improving decision making. It combines theory and method from multiple disciples (psychology, economics, statistics, decision theory, management science). It employs both empirical methods, to study how decisions are actually made, and analytical ones, to study how decisions should be made and how consequential ... Read more

    $77.99 USD