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Prospect Theory: For Risk and Ambiguity 0th Edition
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- ISBN-100521748682
- ISBN-13978-0521748681
- Edition0
- PublisherCambridge University Press
- Publication dateJuly 22, 2010
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions6.69 x 1.17 x 9.61 inches
- Print length518 pages
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"Peter Wakker's new book provides a brilliant account of what has happened in the field of decision theory during the last twenty years. Decision analysts will find here many tools and assessment techniques that will enlarge their usual bag of tricks. One of the virtues of the remarkable text is that it will help to reduce the gap between the models developed by decision theorists and the ones used in practice by most decision analysts. Every serious decision analyst should have a copy of this book at hand." - Denis Bouyssou, CNRS and Université Paris-Dauphine
"The need for realistic models of economic decisions involving risk and uncertainty, with plausible behavioral foundations, has never been more acute. Peter Wakker provides an intuitive and accessible, but rigorous, treatment of prospect theory, widely accepted as the main alternative to the hyper-rational expected utility model. This is the only book-length treatment of this important topic, and seems certain to dominate the field for years to come." - John Quiggin, University of Queensland
"This is a long-overdue book, from one of the leading authorities in the field. Wakker is a leader both on the theoretical underpinnings of decision theory and in applying decision theory to practice; he also has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the field. The book is structured in a way that should make it easily accessible to a broad audience, from more mathematically-oriented readers interested in the foundations to practitioners interested in applying the ideas." - Joseph Y. Halpern, Cornell University
"This masterful survey of major theories of choice and of their implications for measurement represents two decades of research and teaching by a flawless perfectionist. Wakker's view of the field is scholarly, coherent and deeply personal." - Daniel Kahneman, Princeton University, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, 2002
"Given this background, it is not a surprise that his book is a very thoughtful and in-depth overview of prospect theory."
-- Marc Oliver Rieger, Mathematical Reviews
"This book organizes, develops and presents both the classical expected utility and newer non-expected utility models of decision making in a way that only Peter Wakker could do. Readers interested in understanding how individuals do, and how they should, make decisions under conditions of risk or uncertainty could do no better than to consult this volume." - Mark Machina, University of California, San Diego
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- Publisher : Cambridge University Press; 0 edition (July 22, 2010)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 518 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0521748682
- ISBN-13 : 978-0521748681
- Item Weight : 2.2 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.69 x 1.17 x 9.61 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #609,625 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #258 in Microeconomics (Books)
- #1,082 in Business Decision Making
- #1,609 in Decision-Making & Problem Solving
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About the author
My books are about scientific research into how people handle risks and uncertainty from an economic perspective. Further info about me is on my homepage:
http://people.few.eur.nl/wakker/
Best regards, Peter Wakker
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- Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2011I was an Information Systems professor and was quite interested in studying risk perception - especially the risks spawned by the Internet. I took a Decision Analysis class at MBA level but that course was somewhat informal and left me struggling to wrap my head around different theories of DM under uncertainty later on when I needed them. This text, probably because it derives from Prof. Wakker's class notes, explains concepts remarkably well. Constrained by time, I have jumped to specific chapters/section of the text (esp., Cumulative Prospect Theory, RDU, Ambiguity etc.) and I have a good feeling that I finally understand the models well. I particularly needed his section 11.7 (indexes for ambiguity and references therein, incl. Wakker's mid-point method paper etc.) for my research. I now know I will have to shorten my summer vacation this year to work thru this text.
Overall - an outstanding book and a superb presentation of a difficult topic! I recommended this text to a friend of mine who is a Prof in Finance who seemed equally impressed with this book.
Thank you Prof. Wakker.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2012This is a comprehensive 'state of the art' book on prospect theory. It presumes mathematical knowledge, and asks quite some energy to understand the theoretical notions, but is rewarding after investmentt.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2018very good and helpful. The price is reasonable.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2014Excellent book!! Very clear!! Although the notation is a little bit confusing.
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- Vivek S BorkarReviewed in India on August 4, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars A valuable introduction to an emerging area
A valuable introduction to an emerging area
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JohannesReviewed in Germany on December 15, 2015
5.0 out of 5 stars Exzellentes Buch als Begleitlektüre und zum Selbststudium
Ich habe das Buch für mein Masterstudium in VWL im April 2014 für damals noch 35 Euro erworben.
Inhaltlich führt es über eine grundlegende Diskussion von Uncertainty und Risk über Erwartungswert und Erwartungsnutzen an die Prospect Theory heran. Das Level würde ich als anspruchsvoll bezeichnen und das Buch erfordert Grundkenntnisse in Logik und Mathematik. Im Gegenzug bietet es eine exzellente Einführung garniert mit zahlreichen Beispielen und Anwendungsfällen. Herausragend ist außerdem die große Anzahl der Verständnis- und Übungsaufgaben deren Lösungen meist ausreichend ausführlich im Anhang zu finden sind.
- RoyReviewed in the United Kingdom on May 14, 2015
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