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A Theory of Utilization Review [PDF]
Contributions in Economic Analysis & Policy, 2003 Through utilization review (UR), managed care organizations (MCOs) monitor and alter physician treatment decisions. We show that the value of UR depends on physician incentives. Not surprisingly, when physicians have incentives to significantly overtreat patients, UR can improve social welfare by eliminating unnecessary utilization.
Dranove, David, Spier, Kathryn
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The Predictive Utility of Generalized Expected Utility Theories [PDF]
Econometrica, 1994 Summary: Many alternative theories have been proposed to explain violations of expected utility (EU) theory observed in experiments. Several recent studies test some of these alternative theories against each other. Formal tests used to judge the theories usually count the number of responses consistent with the theory, ignoring systematic variation in
Harless, David W, Camerer, Colin F
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Supporting telecommunication product sales by conjoint analysis
Journal of Telecommunications and Information Technology, 2023 Conjoint analysis is widely used as a marketing research technique to study consumers’ product preferences and simulate customer choices. It is used in designing new products, changing or repositioning existing products, evaluating the effect of price ...
Piotr Rzepakowski
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Ethical and Statistical Considerations in Models of Moral Judgments
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2019 This work extends recent advancements in computational models of moral decision making by using mathematical and philosophical theory to suggest adaptations to state of the art.
Torty Sivill
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Risk Analysis and Utility Function-Based Decision-Making Model for Spinning Reserve Allocations
IEEE Access, 2021 Spinning reserve (SR) is an essential resource for system operators to compensate for unpredictable imbalances between load and generation caused by sudden unit outages and unforeseen fluctuations of load demand and wind power.
Lun Ye +4 more
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Production and Manufacturing Research: An Open Access Journal, 2019 This study comes up with a new insight into the area of pricing strategy to include consumer perspective under duopolistic competition. Two firms with vertically differentiated products are investigated to compete against price and quality.
Anindya Rachma Dwicahyani +2 more
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Information Distribution in Multi-Robot Systems: Utility-Based Evaluation Model
Sensors, 2020 This work addresses the problem of information distribution in multi-robot systems, with an emphasis on multi-UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) applications.
Michał Barciś +2 more
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Limited Visibility Aware Motion Planning for Autonomous Valet Parking Using Reachable Set Estimation
Sensors, 2021 Autonomous driving helps drivers avoid paying attention to keeping to a lane or keeping a distance from the vehicle ahead. However, the autonomous driving is limited by the need to park upon the completion of driving.
Seongjin Lee +3 more
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Resolving the small improvement argument
Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics, 2015 This paper defends the axiom of completeness against a particular incomparabilist objection, the small improvement argument (or SIA). In my view, a theory of choice must admit of a number of folk psychological assumptions, most importantly, that agents ...
Jack Anderson
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