Choice under Risk and Uncertainty
Survey of "Choice under Risk and Uncertainty". Covers the history and construction of mainstream theories of choice under risk and uncertainty - the expected utility hypothesis, subjective expected utility, the state-preference approach, the theory of risk aversion and measures of riskiness. Part of the History of Economic Thought website (hetwebsite.net). Some of the material can be quite advanced, but suitable as a supplement for courses in microeconomics and business.
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Go to the "Choice under Risk and Uncertainty" survey & essay at the History of Economic Thought Website.