This paper reports some preliminary experimental results as regards the shape of the utility function for losses when elicited over a wide interval of consequences. Individual utility functions are elicited using the trade-off method, which, unlike standard elicitation procedures, is robust to...

This paper analyzes a model of sequential parimutuel betting described as a two-horse race with a finite number of noise bettors and a finite number of strategic and symmetrically informed bettors. For generic objective probabilities that the favorite wins the race, a unique subgame perfect...

Le service d’élimination des déchets ménagers présente divers risques environnementaux et sanitaires. Si, en accord avec la législation actuelle, nous supposons que le recyclage constitue la moins mauvaise des voies d’élimination, développer la collecte sélective améliore la...