The purpose of this paper is to show how some of the controversial questions concerning utilitarianism can be clarified by the modelling techniques and the other analytical tools of decision theory ...

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory: J-PART, Vol. 16, No. 2 (Apr., 2006), pp. 289-318 (30 pages) Public and private sector decision making is studied with an experiment. The study ...

Decision analysis represents a practical framework for environmental decision making in the face of uncertainty. Aa Aa Aa The conservation of species and ecosystems represents a fundamental challenge ...

Decision theory is a cornerstone of economic analysis, providing a framework for understanding how individuals and institutions make choices under conditions of uncertainty and risk. At its core, the ...