A Long-open Question on Utility and Conserved-energy Functions

Paul Samuelson

Chapter 15 in Equilibrium and Dynamics, 1992, pp 287-306 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Suppose I am indifferent between ‘even-odds probability of getting x or y dollars’ and ‘the certainty of getting z = f(x, y) dollars’.

Keywords: Certainty Equivalent; Factor Endowment; Lottery Ticket; General Postulate; Independence Axiom (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1992
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-11696-6_15

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