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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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The topic of the class is information economics. The purpose is to give an introduction to some of the main subjects in this field: risk sharing, moral hazard, adverse selection (signaling, screening), mechanism design, decision making under uncertainty. These subjects (and others) will be treated in more depth in the advanced theory course
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- economics
- information
- economics
- microeconomic theory
- money
- risk sharing
- moral hazard
- adverse selection
- signaling
- screening
- mechanism design
- decision making
- uncertainty
- decision-making
- information economics
- incentive theory
- contract theory
- choice
- choices
- microeconomic analysis
- risk
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course introduces the theory and the practice of engineering ethics using a multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural approach. Theory includes ethics and philosophy of engineering. Historical cases are taken primarily from the scholarly literatures on engineering ethics, and hypothetical cases are written by students. Each student will wr
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- engineering systems division
- philosophy
- myth
- kant
- john stuart mill
- kierkegaard
- augustine
- joseph campbell
- risk
- disaster
- honesty
- whisteblower
- social responsibility
- pugwash
- environment
- bioethics
- lawsuit
- praxistics
- decision making
- management
- accident
- choice
- morals
- complexity
- judgement
- consequence
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course focuses on the study of problems concerning our concept of knowledge, our knowledge of the past, our knowledge of the thoughts and feelings of ourselves and others, and our knowledge of the existence and properties of physical objects in our immediate environment.
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- linguistics and philosophy
- philosophy
- knowledge
- belief
- foundationalism
- reliabilism
- epistemology
- ontology
- theory
- reliable
- thoughts
- feelings
- existence
- objects
- properties
- physical
- noumenal
- environment
- partial
- external
- world
- skepticism
- empirical
- a priori
- truth
- justified
- justification
- true
- false
- probability
- externalist
- logic
- decision
- choice
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course is a study of free will. It explores the main topic through the lenses of the consequence argument, unavoidability, law breaking, libertarianism, the concept of the person, moral responsibility, action, intention, choice, social psychology, and addiction.
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- linguistics and philosophy
- free will
- mind-body problem
- personal identity
- causation
- modal metaphysics
- libertarianism
- time travel
- choice
- freedom
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course provides an introduction to bargaining and negotiation in public, business, and legal settings. It combines a "hands-on" skill-building orientation with a look at pertinent social theory. Strategy, communications, ethics, and institutional influences are examined as they influence the ability of actors to analyze problems, negotiate agreements, and resolve disputes in social, organizational, and political circumstances characterized by interdependent interests.
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- urban studies and planning
- negotiation
- bargaining
- conflict
- strategy
- choice
- strategic interaction
- mutual gains
- cooperation
- problem solving
- interests
- stakeholders
- listening; trust
- communication
- perspective taking
- escalation
- psychological processes
- coalitions
- listening
- trust
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Published by: The Open University | Language: English
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If you’re currently engaged in strategic decision-making, or will be in the future, this unit will stimulate your imagination and inform your judgement. An understanding of the frameworks of strategy and an ability to use them imaginatively will help your organisation survive in the longer-term and perform its role more effectively.
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- business and management
- business and management
- analysis
- choice
- decision-making
- ethics
- framework
- globalisation
- implementation
- industry dynamics
- organisation
- risk
- strategy
File: 14-124-spring-2003.zip
This OER is part of OCW: Microeconomic Theory IV
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- economics
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- economics
- microeconomic theory
- money
- risk sharing
- moral hazard
- adverse selection
- signaling
- screening
- mechanism design
- decision making
- uncertainty
- decision-making
- information economics
- incentive theory
- contract theory
- choice
- choices
- microeconomic analysis
- risk
File: esd-932-spring-2006.zip
This OER is part of OCW: Engineering Ethics
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- engineering systems division
- philosophy
- myth
- kant
- john stuart mill
- kierkegaard
- augustine
- joseph campbell
- risk
- disaster
- honesty
- whisteblower
- social responsibility
- pugwash
- environment
- bioethics
- lawsuit
- praxistics
- decision making
- management
- accident
- choice
- morals
- complexity
- judgement
- consequence
File: 24-221-fall-2004.zip
This OER is part of OCW: Metaphysics: Free Will
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- linguistics and philosophy
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- causation
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- time travel
- choice
- freedom
File: 24-211-fall-2003.zip
This OER is part of OCW: Theory of Knowledge
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- knowledge
- belief
- foundationalism
- reliabilism
- epistemology
- ontology
- theory
- reliable
- thoughts
- feelings
- existence
- objects
- properties
- physical
- noumenal
- environment
- partial
- external
- world
- skepticism
- empirical
- a priori
- truth
- justified
- justification
- true
- false
- probability
- externalist
- logic
- decision
- choice
File: 11-011-spring-2006.zip
This OER is part of OCW: The Art and Science of Negotiation
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- urban studies and planning
- negotiation
- bargaining
- conflict
- strategy
- choice
- strategic interaction
- mutual gains
- cooperation
- problem solving
- interests
- stakeholders
- listening; trust
- communication
- perspective taking
- escalation
- psychological processes
- coalitions
- listening
- trust
File: homework_3.pdf
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- economics
- information
- economics
- microeconomic theory
- money
- risk sharing
- moral hazard
- adverse selection
- signaling
- screening
- mechanism design
- decision making
- uncertainty
- decision-making
- information economics
- incentive theory
- contract theory
- choice
- choices
- microeconomic analysis
- risk
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- economics
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- economics
- microeconomic theory
- money
- risk sharing
- moral hazard
- adverse selection
- signaling
- screening
- mechanism design
- decision making
- uncertainty
- decision-making
- information economics
- incentive theory
- contract theory
- choice
- choices
- microeconomic analysis
- risk
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- microeconomic theory
- money
- risk sharing
- moral hazard
- adverse selection
- signaling
- screening
- mechanism design
- decision making
- uncertainty
- decision-making
- information economics
- incentive theory
- contract theory
- choice
- choices
- microeconomic analysis
- risk
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- economics
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- economics
- microeconomic theory
- money
- risk sharing
- moral hazard
- adverse selection
- signaling
- screening
- mechanism design
- decision making
- uncertainty
- decision-making
- information economics
- incentive theory
- contract theory
- choice
- choices
- microeconomic analysis
- risk
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- knowledge
- belief
- foundationalism
- reliabilism
- epistemology
- ontology
- theory
- reliable
- thoughts
- feelings
- existence
- objects
- properties
- physical
- noumenal
- environment
- partial
- external
- world
- skepticism
- empirical
- a priori
- truth
- justified
- justification
- true
- false
- probability
- externalist
- logic
- decision
- choice
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