040212 Decisions under Uncertainty
 

Date
Topics
03.10.2019
Welcome Week: Science Day
10.10.2019
Topics:
  • Introduction
  • Expected Utility Theory (until slide II.18, p.8))
    • Introductory examples, Bernoulli principle
    • Lotteries and their graphical representation
Link: Bernoulli family
17.10.2019
Topics:
  • Expected Utility Theory
    • Axioms underlying Expected Utility Theory
    • Expected Utility Theorem (until slide II.27, p.11)
24.10.2019
Topics:
  • Expected Utility Theory
    • Some remarks on the expected utility theorem
    • Geometric representation in the state space
    • Demand for insurance (until slide II.44, p.17)
31.10.2019
Topics:
  • Risk aversion (until slide III.23)
Link: Taylor Polynomials
07.11.2019
Topics:
  • Risk aversion
    • Comparisons across wealth levels
    • Examples (until slide III.40)
14.11.2019
Topics:
  • Stochastic Dominance and Risk Comparisons
    • State dominance
    • First order stochastic dominance
    • Increases in risk:
      Mean-preserving spread, second order stochastic dominance (until slide IV.29)
21.11.2019
HS 9
Topics:
  • Stochastic Dominance and Risk Comparisons
    • Mean-preserving spread, second order stochastic dominance: Examples
    • Increases in risk: different criteria
  • Mean-Variance Approach (until slide V.3)
28.11.2019
Topics:
  • Mean-Variance Approach (until slide V.26)
    • Returns of the S&P 500
05.12.2019
Topics:
  • Mean-Variance Approach: Theoretical limitations
  • Empirical Facts (until slide VI.11)
12.12.2019
Topics:
  • Empirical Facts
  • Prospect Theory (until slide VII.19)
19.12.2019
Christmas holidays
26.12.2019
Christmas holidays
02.01.2020
Christmas holidays
09.01.2020
Topics:
  • Prospect Theory (until slide VII.53)
16.01.2020
Topics:
  • Prospect Theory
    • Shortcomings of Prospect Theory
    • Rank dependence and Cumulative Prospect Theory
  • Role of Information in Decision Making under Risk (until slide VIII.7)
23.01.2020
Topics:
  • Role of Information in Decision Making under Risk (until slide VIII.29)
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Thu, 30.01.202ß
14:00-16:00
HS 6: 1st Examination date
Thu, 27.02.2020
15:00-17:00
HS 1: 2nd Examination date
Wed, 27.05.2019
14:00-16:00
HS 4: 3rd Examination date
Thu, 24.09.2019
15:00-17:00
HS 1: 4th Examination date