My philosophical case study concerns textbook presentations of the theory of demand. Does this theory contain anything …. But then, the theory implies false factual claims. We can avoid this result by embracing the theory’s normative character … of physics by Oliver Timmer. Applying his ideas to the theory of demand reveals that the statements of this discipline …

Kooperation in einem einmaligen Spiel. Darüber hinaus finden wir keinen Hinweis darauf, dass Risikoaversion ein Faktor ist …

while discounted utility theory gives acceptablepredictions of the farmers’ behavior, other factors have to be taken into …

rationality. The cooperative’sdecision making process has found mechanisms to adapt to the dictates of the market economy …

accordance with some rationality postulate. We offer an alternative nonlinear model where agents exchange their opinions and …

exchange networks and expected exchange rates. I consider a theory that reasonably predicts this relationship in a handful of …

economics, decision theory, the economics of sustainability and cost benefit analysis. The thesis is structured in three parts … Konsum. Im zweiten Teil der Arbeit wird ein verallgemeinertes Bewertungsmodell sowie ein neues Konzept der Risikoaversion … eingeführt. Dieses Konzept der intertemporalen Risikoaversion greift einen wichtigen Aspekt des Vorsichtsprinzips auf. Der dritte …