Laboratory experiments are a welcome development that promise to make a significant contribution to the study of economic behavior (Heiner, 1985; Plott, 1982; Smith, 1982, 1985). While relatively new to economics, controlled laboratory studies of human behavior have long constituted the core of...

Choices that require multiple stakeholders to balance conflicting objectives are among today's most controversial decisions. Although many techniques exist for helping decision makers to select among projects, little attention has been given to processes for identifying improved alternatives...

In many decision contexts, there is uncertainty in the assessed probabilities and expected consequences of different actions. The fundamental goal for information providers is to present uncertainty in a way that is not overly complicated, yet sufficiently detailed to prompt decision-makers to...