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Living without state-independence of utilities

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This paper is concerned with the representation of preferences which do not satisfy the ordinary axioms for state-independent utilities.

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  • Hill, Brian, 2007. "Living without state-independence of utilities," HEC Research Papers Series 874, HEC Paris.
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    Keywords

    Elicitation; Subjective Probability; Subjective Expected Utility; Statedependent utility; Small worlds;
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    • C60 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - General
    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty

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