Seminar WS2020
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.
Date and Time
The seminar will be held on a weekly basis. At the current time we expect the seminar to be held in online meetings. We expect you to actively participate during the presentations, e.g. asking many questions or activate the camera.The date of the kickoff-meeting will be announced before the start of the winter 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 19.10. 11:00 | Topic Distribution etc | everyone |
| 27. Oct | Discussion on Chapter I + II | everyone |
| 3. Nov | Decisions under ignorance | Attila |
| 10. Nov | Decisions under risk | Jakob, Giang |
| 17. Nov | Utility | Daniel, Christian |
| 24. Nov | The Mathematics of probability | Adrian |
| 1. Dec | The Philosophy of probability | Edgar |
| 8. Dec | Why should we accept the preference axioms? | Nikol |
| 15. Dec | Causal vs. evidential decision theory | Sandro |
| 12. Jan 2021 | Bayesian vs. non-Bayesian decision theory | Lisa |
| 19. Jan | Game theory I: Basic concepts and zero-sum games | Theo, Jan |
| 26. Jan | Game theory II: Nonzero-sum and cooperative games | Biliana |
| 2. Feb | Social choice theory | Amelie |
| 9. Feb (last date) | Overview of descriptive decision theory | Klara |