Wise choices

Richard Zeckhauser

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Wise choices

by Richard Zeckhauser, Ralph L. Keeney, James K. Sebenius

July 1996

Harvard Business School Press

478

9780875846774

0875846777

Description

In this collection - a tribute to the lifetime intellectual odyssey of Howard Raiffa, world-renowned applied mathematician - leading scholars in economics, psychology, statistics, and decision theory grapple with the perennial question of how to make wise choices. Their answers reflect the unity of the three fields Raiffa pioneered: decision analysis, game theory, and negotiation. The twenty-three papers in this collection address such topics as individual decision making under uncertainty, games of strategy in which one player's actions directly influence another's welfare, and the process of forging negotiated agreements. The contributors, including Thomas C. Schelling of the University of Maryland and Amos Tversky of Stanford, also analyze decisions regarding personal medical problems, national public policies, business investments, and international diplomacy. Whether your challenge is to craft a stock portfolio, forge a diplomatic settlement, or make your technology a standard on the Internet, this volume will help you think deeply and choose wisely.

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How many pages are in Wise choices?

This edition of Wise choices has approximately 478 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.

How long does it take to read Wise choices?

For most readers, Wise choices typically takes between 9h 58m and 6h 38m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 119,500 words and common reading speeds.

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What is the word count of Wise choices?

The estimated word count for Wise choices is approximately 119,500 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.

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Who is the author of Wise choices?

Wise choices was written by Richard Zeckhauser, Ralph L. Keeney, James K. Sebenius.

When was Wise choices published?

The publication date for this specific edition is July 1996. The original work may have been published on a different date.