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View article: Strategic disinformation outperforms honesty in competition for social influence
Strategic disinformation outperforms honesty in competition for social influence Open
Competition for social influence is a major force shaping societies, from baboons guiding their troop in different directions, to politicians competing for voters, to influencers competing for attention on social media. Social influence is…
View article: On the Foundations of Decision Theory
On the Foundations of Decision Theory Open
Bayesian decision theory was invented by Leonard Savage, who is on record as saying that it would be “preposterous” and “utterly ridiculous” to apply his theory except in a small world. But modern Bayesians proceed as though Savage’s theor…
View article: Ambiguity attitudes, framing, and consistency
Ambiguity attitudes, framing, and consistency Open
We use probability-matching variations on Ellsberg's single-urn experiment to assess three questions: (1) How sensitive are ambiguity attitudes to changes from a gain to a loss frame? (2) How sensitive are ambiguity attitudes to making amb…
View article: A tribute to Anatole Beck (1930-2014)
A tribute to Anatole Beck (1930-2014) Open
A little over a year since his passing, Adam Ostaszewki, Professor of Mathematics at LSE, remembers Anatole Beck, our friend and colleague, with input from Steve Alpern and Kenneth Binmore. They have also put together a bibliography of Ana…