THIS book is based on the theory that the economic man attempts to maximize his share of the world's goods and services in the same way that a participant in a game involving many players attempts to ...

This paper presents a model of weekly activity pattern, based on a theory of individual behavior. The week is divided into time periods, and the following dynamic decision-making process is suggested.

Physicists look at the big world of planets, stars, galaxies, and gravity. But they also study the minute world of atoms and the tiny particles that comprise those atoms. Economists also look at two ...

The tax overhaul bill before Congress has a professed rationale that rests on economic theory. As neuroscientists who study decision making, we would like to raise a very serious objection to this ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This study examines differences in individual decision making between children and adults using a paired lottery choice experiment. A lottery ...