Seminar SS2023
Decision Theory
Contents
We study the theory behind rational decisions. Should I buy stocks now? Should I buy a lot of toilet paper today? Should I study computer science? Topics include decisions under ignorance, utility theory, Bayesian theory, game theory, social choice theory and more. After attending this seminar you will be able to make rational choices yourself and will become rich and famous.
We base the seminar on the book "An Introduction to Decision Theory" by Martin Peterson. The topics are based on a selection of chapters.
Date and Time
The seminar will be held on a weekly basis, after a few weeks of preparation time. We expect you to actively participate during the presentations.The date of the kickoff-meeting will be announced before the start of the summer semester. The regular date and time will be announced after the topics are distributed.
Material
Dates and Topics
The dates and topics will be published here after the topics are distributed.| Date | Topic | Student |
|---|---|---|
| 20.03.2023 | Kickoff | everyone |
| 24.03.2023 | Topic Distribution etc | everyone |
| 31.03.2023 | Discussion on Chapter I + II | everyone |
| TBD | Decisions under ignorance | TBD |
| TBD | Decisions under risk | TBD |
| TBD | Utility | TBD |
| TBD | The Mathematics of probability | TBD |
| TBD | The Philosophy of probability | TBD |
| TBD | Why should we accept the preference axioms? | TBD |
| TBD | Causal vs. evidential decision theory | TBD |
| TBD | Bayesian vs. non-Bayesian decision theory | TBD |
| TBD | Game theory I: Basic concepts and zero-sum games | TBD |
| TBD | Game theory II: Nonzero-sum and cooperative games | TBD |
| TBD | Social choice theory | TBD |
| TBD | Overview of descriptive decision theory | TBD |