This book tries to sort out the different meanings of uncertainty and to discover their foundations. It shows that uncertainty can be represented using various tools and mental guidelines. Coverage also examines alternative ways to deal with risk and risk attitude concepts. Behavior under...

This volume on experimental economics offers both new research grounds and a bird's eye view on the field. In the first part, leading experimental economists, among them Vernon S. Smith and Daniel Friedman, give inspiring insights into their view on the general development of this field. In the...

This study discusses the implications of the recursive or self-reflexive effects of economic theories on bounded rational behaviour and interaction. It focuses on the mechanisms through which bounded rational actors perceive the self-referential nature of economic theories and might absorb their...

An exploration of Friedrich Hayek's contribution to the foundation of behavioural economics, and how his work interacted with and complemented that of his contemporaries. Chapters include detailed discussions of the concept of rationality, psychology and Hayek's philosophical theories as well as...

Einführung -- Eine Entscheidungstheorie für zeitoptimale Entscheidungen -- Risikoneigung über Zielerreichungszeiten - Eine Analyse auf Basis der klassischen Zeitpräferenztheorie -- Risikoneigung über Zielerreichungszeiten - Eine Analyse auf Basis eines neuen St. Petersburg-Spiels --...