Articles
Published 2022-12-16
Keywords
- expected utility theory,
- lottery space,
- axiomatic equivalence
How to Cite
Flores Zarur, K., Olvera López, W. J., & Plata Pérez, L. (2022). A note about the different characterizations of the expected utility theorem. Estudios Económicos De El Colegio De México, 38(1), 167–181. https://doi.org/10.24201/ee.v38i1.439
Abstract
In this work, we prove the axiomatic equivalence of several characterizations of the Expected Utility Theorem proposed by Mas-Colell et al. (1995), Jehle and Reny (2011), Maschler et al. (2013), and Rubinstein (2012). A general language is used for unifying the notation, and we introduce a recursive definition of the lottery space in the expected utility theory.
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