Expected utility theory (EUT) has been challenged as a descriptive theory in many contexts. The medical decision analysis context is not an exception. Several researchers have suggested that rank dependent utility theory (RDUT) may accurately describe how people evaluate alternative medical...

This article seeks to provide readers with a concise reflection on a number of changes which are proposed with a view to orienting future public policies in the field of social action. Based on an analysis of the current tax system and social spending in Spain and other OECD countries, the...

With the economic crisis, the fight against unemployment in most countries 1 is coetaneous to the need to restrain public expenditure in closing budget deficits. As a consequence, spending cuts have started to affect a large number of decisions that directly or indirectly may be expected to have...