The Decision Maker's Dilemma

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The SciencesVolume 22, Issue 6 p. 26-31 The Decision Maker's Dilemma Elliot Schrage, Elliot Schrage Elliot Schrage and Peter Engel began their collaboration on risk assessment as students at Harvard University. Schrage, an economist, has been a research associate for the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Risk and Decision-making and the Harvard University Center for International Affairs Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, and is currently working under a fellowship at the École Normale Superieure, in Paris. Engel is a writer on politics and science whose articles have appeared in The New Republic, The Progressive, The Washington Monthly, and Scientific American.Search for more papers by this authorPeter Engel, Peter Engel Elliot Schrage and Peter Engel began their collaboration on risk assessment as students at Harvard University. Schrage, an economist, has been a research associate for the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Risk and Decision-making and the Harvard University Center for International Affairs Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, and is currently working under a fellowship at the École Normale Superieure, in Paris. Engel is a writer on politics and science whose articles have appeared in The New Republic, The Progressive, The Washington Monthly, and Scientific American.Search for more papers by this author Elliot Schrage, Elliot Schrage Elliot Schrage and Peter Engel began their collaboration on risk assessment as students at Harvard University. Schrage, an economist, has been a research associate for the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Risk and Decision-making and the Harvard University Center for International Affairs Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, and is currently working under a fellowship at the École Normale Superieure, in Paris. Engel is a writer on politics and science whose articles have appeared in The New Republic, The Progressive, The Washington Monthly, and Scientific American.Search for more papers by this authorPeter Engel, Peter Engel Elliot Schrage and Peter Engel began their collaboration on risk assessment as students at Harvard University. Schrage, an economist, has been a research associate for the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Risk and Decision-making and the Harvard University Center for International Affairs Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, and is currently working under a fellowship at the École Normale Superieure, in Paris. Engel is a writer on politics and science whose articles have appeared in The New Republic, The Progressive, The Washington Monthly, and Scientific American.Search for more papers by this author First published: August‐September 1982 https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2326-1951.1982.tb02089.xCitations: 1 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume22, Issue6August‐September 1982Pages 26-31 RelatedInformation