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The 23 pages that link to Expected utility, each with the reason it gives.

• UtilitarianismRelated: It extends consequence comparison to choices whose outcomes are uncertain.

• ConsequentialismRelated: Under uncertainty, it offers a way to compare the consequences of available actions.

• DeterrenceRelated: Deterrence aims to make the expected payoff of acting lower than the payoff of restraint.

• Mechanism designRelated: It represents how participants compare uncertain rewards offered by a mechanism.

• Deterrence theoryRelated: Threats deter when expected losses outweigh the gains an adversary anticipates.

• Bayesian decision theoryRelated: It turns uncertain consequences into a common score for comparing actions.

• Mixed strategyRelated: Players compare mixed strategies by calculating their expected payoffs.

• Law and economicsRelated: Models of legal compliance often compare expected gains from violations with expected sanctions.

• IncentiveRelated: People often respond to an incentive according to its expected value, not its guaranteed outcome.

• Pascal's wagerRelated: The wager treats belief as the choice with greater expected payoff.

• Existential riskRelated: It explains why even low-probability extinction scenarios can weigh heavily in decisions.

• Search theoryRelated: Expected utility helps compare accepting a known offer with uncertain future offers.

• Frank P. RamseyRelated: His account linked rational choice under uncertainty to probability and preference.

• Act utilitarianismRelated: When outcomes are uncertain, agents can compare actions by their expected effects on well-being.

• James TobinRelated: Tobin’s portfolio model treats asset choices as decisions under uncertainty.

• Peltzman effectRelated: The effect can arise when perceived costs and benefits alter choices under risk.