How many balance functions does it take to determine a utility function?

DOI10.1007/S11166-005-3551-XzbMATH Open1118.91311OpenAlexW2026461400MaRDI QIDQ2575458FDOQ2575458

John W. Pratt

Publication date: 9 December 2005

Published in: Journal of Risk and Uncertainty (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11166-005-3551-x

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zbMATH Keywords

utility50-50 gamblesbalance functionsSamuelson question

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Utility theory (91B16)

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