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Great expectations. Part II: Generalized expected utility as a universal decision rule

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Francis C. Chu (Cornell University)
Joseph Y. Halpern (Cornell University)

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Many different rules for decision making have been introduced in the literature. We show that a notion of generalized expected utility proposed in 'Great Expectations. Part I' is a universal decision rule, in the sense that it can represent essentially all other decision rules.

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Paper provided by EconWPA in its series Game Theory and Information with number 0411004.

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Date of creation: 05 Nov 2004
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Note: Type of Document - pdf; pages: 21. Appears in Artificial Intelligence, vol. 159, numbers 1,2, 2004, pp. 207-230
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  1. Francis Chu & Joseph Halpern, 2008. "Great Expectations. Part I: On the Customizability of Generalized Expected Utility," Theory and Decision, Springer, vol. 64(1), pages 1-36, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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