This dissertation addresses the question of choosing the best information alternative in engineering decisions. The decision maker maximizes his expected utility under uncertainty where both the action he takes and the state of the environment determines the payoff earned. The decision maker...

Die Nutzung des Internet zur Vermarktung und zum Vertrieb von touristischen Produkten hat seit den neunziger Jahren ein rasantes Wachstum erfahren und dazu geführt, dass im Bereich des internetbasierten Tourismus eine besonders ausgeprägte Konkurrenzsituation zwischen den Anbietern...

University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. July 2008. Major: Agricultural and Applied Economics. Advisors: Jay S. Coggins, Stephen Polasky. 1 computer file (PDF); vi, 132 pages, appendices A-D.

Artificial Intelligence Lab, Department of MIS, University of Arizona

In this paper, we develop a decision-theoretic frameworkfor evaluating data mining systems, which employ classification methods, in terms of their utility in decision-making. The decision-theoretic model provides an economic perspective on the value of â extracted knowledge,â in terms of its...

This paper formalizes the price and asset allocation mechanism of multi-unit double auctions in Xetra, the electronic equity trading system operated by the German stock exchange. The trading principles are embedded into the classical theory of quantity rationing. The properties of Xetra auctions...