Axiomatization of a preference for most probable winner

DOI10.1007/s11238-005-4753-zzbMath1098.91037OpenAlexW3124385173MaRDI QIDQ850472

Pavlo R. Blavatskyy

Publication date: 3 November 2006

Published in: Theory and Decision (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11238-005-4753-z

zbMATH Keywords

expected utility theorybetweennessaxiomatizationregret theoryskew-symmetric bilinear utilityfanning-in

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Utility theory (91B16) Social choice (91B14)

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