Admissibility, i.e. the deletion of weakly dominated strategies, is a highly controversia1 solution concept for non cooperative games. This paper proposes a complete theory of weak dominance and, contrary to almost al1 the literature on this topic, it provides positive results on foundations of...

The aim of this paper is to supply both a description and an interpretation-key of the recent developments in the Austrian Economics, with particular attention for the role played by the concept of «entrepreneurial discovery». Without knowing exactly «what» he is looking for and without...

This paper argues critically the issue of choices and rationality in economic models through a multidisciplinary analysis. First, the analysis aims at highlight the scientific contributions of psychology in economics, since psychology and the related approach of cognitive economics has made more...

Recently, within several debates, the idea of a participatory economy has been recovered as a viable solution towards labour and firm’s costs flexibility to cope with unemployment and the increasingly competitive economic environment. This paper is an attempt to integrate the main recent...

Questo lavoro presenta un nuovo modello di scelta in condizioni di incertezza. Dopo aver introdotto una caratterizzazione del concetto di incertezza, si dimostra, su base assiomatica, come sia possibile interpretare la funzione di entropia come misura di incertezza debole. I concetti di entropia...

In the traditional models of customer markets it can be identified a price rigidity due to the existence of a discontinuity in the firm’s marginal revenue curve. This paper presents a microeconomic model that combines the hypothesis of a risk-averse pricesetting firm with the customer markets...

In this paper we present an integral equation approach for the valuation of European-style installment derivatives when the premium payments, made continuously throughout the contract’s life, are assumed to be a function of the asset price and time variables. The contribution of this study is...

Cost-benefit analysis allows to assess in advance the performance of investment projects through the calculation of appropriate indices, such as the NPV, the IRR, the B/C ratio. Performance indicators are, however, affected by the uncertainty inherent in the exercise of forecasting the future...

This paper analyzes the potential and the limits of project finance for the provision of local public services and compares them with alternative instruments in the light of current regulation. The main requirements for project finance, even in non “pure” forms, to justify its complex...

Lo studio teorico ed empirico delle determinanti delle scelte individuali in condizione di incertezza uno dei temi pi affascinanti e pi irrisolti in economia e le sue implicazioni sono assai rilevanti in quanto riguardano la maggioranza delle nostre decisioni. Assai numerose sono nella realtˆ...