A unified derivation of classical subjective expected utility models through cardinal utility

Journal of Mathematical Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-19

  Wakker, Peter P ^a,b   Zank, Horst ^a,b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

C60; Cardinal utility; D81; Expected utility; The sure thing principle; Tradeoff consistency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041824461     PISSN: 03044068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4068(98)00045-7     Document Type: Article

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