{"product_id":"9781444336511","title":"Making Better Decisions Decision Theory in Practice","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMaking Better Decisions\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDecision Theory in Practice\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eItzhak Gilboa\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Economics \/ Microeconomics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMaking Better Decisions\u003c\/i\u003e introduces readers to some of the principal aspects of decision theory, and examines how these might lead us to make better decisions.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces readers to key aspects of decision theory and examines how they might help us make better decisions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresentation of material encourages readers to imagine a situation and make a decision or a judgment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a broad coverage of the subject including major insights from several sub-disciplines: microeconomic theory, decision theory, game theory, social choice, statistics, psychology, and philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains these insights informally in a language that has minimal mathematical notation or jargon, even when describing and interpreting mathematical theorems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCritically assesses the theory presented within the text, as well as some of its critiques\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a web resource for teachers and students\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eItzhak Gilboa\u003c\/b\u003e is a chaired Professor in the Department of Economics and Decision Sciences at HEC, Paris and in the Eitan Berglas School of Economics at Tel Aviv University, and Fellow of the Cowles Foundation at Yale University. He previously held the position of chaired Professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Gilboa’s research focuses on decision under uncertainty. He has worked with David Schmeidler on axiomatic foundation of non-Bayesian decision theory and contributed to research in complexity in game theory, evolutionary game theory, and social choice. He is co-author of \u003ci\u003eA Theory of Case-Based Decisions\u003c\/i\u003e (with David Schmeidler, 2001), and author of \u003ci\u003eTheory of Decision under Uncertainty\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and of \u003ci\u003eRational Choice\u003c\/i\u003e (2010).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 October 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781444336511\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e232\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378866090124,"sku":"9781444336511","price":121.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444336511.jpg?v=1780179284","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781444336511","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}