Separable utility functions

被引:9
作者
Aliprantis, CD [1 ]
机构
[1] Indiana Univ Purdue Univ, Dept Math, Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA
[2] Indiana Univ Purdue Univ, Dept Econ, Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA
[3] Cornell Univ, Dept Econ, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
关键词
separability; properness; supportability;
D O I
10.1016/S0304-4068(97)00805-7
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We present a necessary and sufficient condition for the norm properness of separable utility functions. The condition is illustrated with a variety of examples. The condition and the examples indicate that norm uniformly proper separable utility functions are much "closer" to linear utility functions than previously suspected. We also take this opportunity and present in a systematic and simplified manner the basic properties of separable utility functions that are scattered in a fragmented way throughout the literature.
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页码:415 / 444
页数:30
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