The paper considers the use of a non-edible plant, Jatropha Curcas (JC), for the production of biofuel as a substitute for traditional fossil fuel. The whole production chain is analyzed; energy and environmental balances are reported. The investment value in biofuel from JC is also studied, and...

This paper investigates a decision-making process involving both risk and uncertainty. The decision-maker is supposed to split events between "familiar", and "unfamiliar" ones, and she/he is assumed to behave differently with respect to them. In particular, it is showed that the DM overweighs...