An Axiomatic Model of Unbounded Utility Functions

Savage's theory of qualitative personal probabilities leads to a representation of preferences by bounded utility functions. It is possible to relieve boundedness by relaxing the too strong hypothesis of a complete ordering among the decisions. Such an attempt has already been made for objectiv...

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Veröffentlicht in:Mathematics of Operations Research. - Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. - 11(1986), 1, Seite 81-94
1. Verfasser: Toulet, Claude (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 1986
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Mathematics of Operations Research
Schlagworte:Utility Decision theory Unbounded utility functions Economics Mathematics Law Philosophy Behavioral sciences