Shackle's theory of decision-making under uncertainty and the background to it are outlined. Its major prediction about action-choice is set out and proved. An experimental design to test its veracity is described; a design that it is demonstrated will make it possible to discriminate between...

The paper studies optimal redistributive taxation when the government cannot commit the future policy. The framework used is one in which individuals can revise their consumption-savings decisions slightly more often than the government can change tax policy.

We carry out two experiments to test a model of herd behaviout based on the work of Banerjee (1992). He shows that herding occurs as a result of people observing the actions of others and using this information in their own decision rule.