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Stochastic Choice and Cardinal Utility

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  • Gerard Debreu, 1957. "Stochastic Choice and Cardinal Utility," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 39, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
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    1. R. G. D. Allen, 1935. "A Note on the Determinateness of the Utility Function," Review of Economic Studies, Oxford University Press, vol. 2(2), pages 155-158.
    2. Patrick Suppes & Muriel Winet, 1955. "An Axiomatization of Utility Based on the Notion of Utility Differences," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 1(3-4), pages 259-270, 04-07.
    3. F. Zeuthen, 1937. "On the Determinateness of the Utility Function," Review of Economic Studies, Oxford University Press, vol. 4(3), pages 236-239.
    4. N. Georgescu-Roegen, 1936. "The Pure Theory of Consumers Behavior," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Oxford University Press, vol. 50(4), pages 545-593.
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