Introduction: Towards observed preferences in econometric decision models -- Problem Area 1: Econometric decision models in theory and practice: experiences and problems in large-scale applications, recent developments in theory and methods (except those of problem areas 2 and 3 below) -- The...

For several decades, scholars have developed methods for solving optimization problems which emerge in economics, econometrics, operations research, and other disciplines. A considerable effort has been made to construct equations from which constraints can be derived, but surprisingly little...

I Opening Speech -- Opening Remarks: A Retrospection over 35 Years of Work -- II Keynote Addresses -- Decision Models and Preferences: The Pioneering Contributions of Ragnar Frisch -- Experiments with Preference Functions -- III Representation of Preferences by Objective Functions -- On the...

1: Econometric Decision Models: Introduction to the Conference and Survey of Some Recent Developments -- 1. Introduction to the conference on econometric decision models: for better balanced research and more interdisciplinary and international cooperation -- 2. Some recent developments in...

The population of the United States, as with the rest of the world, is aging rapidly, with the most rapid growth occurring among the age 85 and older population, those who rely most on long-term care. In this chapter, we review the delivery and financing of long-term care in the U.S. We show...