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Independent postulates for subjective expected utility

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  • Mikko Harju

    (Aalto University School of Science)

  • Juuso Liesiö

    (Aalto University School of Business)

  • Kai Virtanen

    (Aalto University School of Science
    National Defence University)

Abstract

Although the subjective expected utility (SEU) theory is more than 60 years old, it was recently discovered by Hartmann (Econometrica 88(1):203–205, 2020, https://doi.org/10.3982/ECTA17428 ) that one of the original seven postulates is redundant, i.e., it is implied by the other six postulates. In this brief communication, we show that this redundant axiom is the only one that is implied by the other axioms, thereby establishing that the remaining six postulates form an independent axiomatic system. This result further streamlines the preference assumptions underlying the SEU theory.

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  • Mikko Harju & Juuso Liesiö & Kai Virtanen, 2024. "Independent postulates for subjective expected utility," Theory and Decision, Springer, vol. 96(4), pages 597-606, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:theord:v:96:y:2024:i:4:d:10.1007_s11238-023-09959-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s11238-023-09959-3
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