Additive utility with intransitive indifference and without independence: A homogeneous case


Autoria(s): Le Menestrel, Marc; Lemaire, Bertrand
Contribuinte(s)

Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament d'Economia i Empresa

Data(s)

15/09/2005

Resumo

In the homogeneous case of one type of goods or objects, we prove theexistence of an additive utility function without assuming transitivityof indifference and independence. The representation reveals a positivefactor smaller than 1 that infuences rational choice beyond the utilityfunction and explains departures from these standard axioms of utilitytheory (factor equals to 1).

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http://hdl.handle.net/10230/1210

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eng

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Palavras-Chave #Business Economics and Industrial Organization #rationality #utility #maximization
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