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The Curse of Free-Will and the Paradox of Inevitable Regret

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  • Pearl Judea

    (Department of Computer Science, University of California – Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1596, USA)

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The paradox described below aims to clarify the principles by which empirical data are harnessed to guide decision making. It is motivated by the practical question of whether empirical assessments of the effect of treatment on the treated (ETT) can be useful for either policy evaluation or personal decisions.

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  • Pearl Judea, 2013. "The Curse of Free-Will and the Paradox of Inevitable Regret," Journal of Causal Inference, De Gruyter, vol. 1(2), pages 255-257, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:causin:v:1:y:2013:i:2:p:255-257:n:5
    DOI: 10.1515/jci-2013-0027
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