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Expected Utility without Full Transitivity

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  • Walter BOSSERT
  • Kotaro SUZUMURA

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We generalize the classical expected-utility criterion by weakening transitivity to Suzumura consistency. In the absence of full transitivity, reflexivity and completeness no longer follow as a consequence of the system of axioms employed and a richer class of rankings of probability distributions results. This class is characterized by means of standard expected-utility axioms in addition to Suzumura consistency. An important feature of some members of our new class is that they allow us to soften the negative impact of wellknown paradoxes without abandoning the expected-utility framework altogether.

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  • Walter BOSSERT & Kotaro SUZUMURA, 2014. "Expected Utility without Full Transitivity," Cahiers de recherche 07-2014, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ.
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