Decision theory and choices
Subtitle: a complexity approach
By: editors, Marisa Faggini [and] Concetto Paolo Vinci
Contributors: Abatemarco, Antonio; Aiello, Rossella; Arecchi, F. T.; Biggiero, Lucio, 1955-; Bimonte, Giovanna; Bruno, Sergio, 1941-; Chiarella, Carl; Di Gregorio, Maria Pia; Di Tollo, Giacomo; Giansante, Simone; Gil Aluja, Jaime; Khrennikov, A. I︠U︡. (Andreĭ I︠U︡rʹevich), 1958-; Lyra, Marianna; Meucci, Riccardo; Monaco, Guglielmo; Nota, Giancarlo; Sordi, Serena; Terna, Pietro; Velupillai, Kumaraswamy, 1947-; Vercelli, Alessandro
Series: New economic windows; New economic windows
Publisher: Springer Verlag Italia
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Milan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9788847017771
Subjects: Statistical methods; Sociological aspects; Philosophy; Risk; Social aspects; Econophysics; Economics; Methodology; Financial risk management; Rational choice theory; Personal Finance; Consumer behavior; Psychological aspects; Decision making
Table of contents: title: Part I: General issues: Coherence, complexity and creativity: the dynamics of decision making / F. T. Arecchi; title: Complexity theoretic bounded rationality and satisficing / K. V. Velupillai; title: Optimalisation and 'thoughtful conjecturing' as principles of analytical guidance in social desicion making / S. Bruno ; Part II: Agent based models: A new agent-based tool to build artificial worlds / P. Terna; title: Exploration modes and its impact on industry profitability / L. Biggiero; title: Financial fragility and interacting units: an exercise / C. Chiarella, S. Giansante, S. Sordi, A. Vercelli ; Part III: Techniques and tools: Using homogeneous groupings in portfolio management / J. Gil-Aluja, A. M. Gil-Lafuente, J. Gil-Lafuente; title: Elman nets for credit risk management / G. di Tollo, M. Lyra ; Part IV: Modeling from physics: From chemical kinetics to models of acquisition of information: on the importance of the rate of acquisition of information / G. Monaco; title: Thermodynamic-like approach to complexity of the financial market (in the light of the present financial crises) / A. Khrennikov; title: A physicist's approach to phase controlling chaotic economic models / F. T. Arecchi, R. Meucci, F. Salvadori, D. Acampora, K. Al Naimee ; Part V: Related issues: A note on complaints and deprivation / A. Abatemarco; title: Predictability of SOC systems. Technological extreme events / G. Bimonte; title: Ontology based risk management / G. Nota, R. Aiello, M. P. Di Gregorio.