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State-dependent Utility

State-Dependent Utility is a utility function in decision theory under uncertainty where the evaluation of outcomes depends explicitly on the prevailing state of the world, thereby allowing preferences to vary across different states rather than being defined over outcomes alone.

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185

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131

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2017–2026

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Publications

80

Tau-b or Not Tau-b: Measuring the Similarity of Foreign Policy Positions

Curtis S. Signorino, Jeffrey M. Ritter · International Studies Quarterly · 1999 · 679 citations · Full text

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Utility Functions that Depend on Health Status: Estimates and Economic Implications

W. Kip Viscusi, William N. Evans · American Economic Review · 1990 · 539 citations

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Investment Decision under Uncertainty: Applications of the State-Preference Approach

Jack Hirshleifer · The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 1966 · 388 citations

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Health state utility values in patients undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery

Zachary M. Soler, Eve Wittenberg, Rodney J. Schlosser et al. · The Laryngoscope · 2011 · 201 citations

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Generic Existence of Completely Revealing Equilibria for Economies with Uncertainty when Prices Convey Information

Beth Allen · Econometrica · 1981 · 167 citations

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Authors

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  1. EK
    Edi Karni

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    10 publications · 507 citations

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  2. DS
    David Schmeidler

    Tel Aviv University, Israel

    3 publications · 209 citations

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  3. JB
    Joseph B. Kadane

    Carnegie Mellon University, United States

    3 publications · 105 citations

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  4. MJ
    Mark J. Schervish

    Carnegie Mellon University, United States

    3 publications · 105 citations

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  5. HS
    Hani Sinno

    McGill University, Canada

    3 publications · 84 citations

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Institutions

131

  1. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    127 citations

  2. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    351 citations

  3. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    241 citations

  4. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, United States

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    229 citations

  5. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    356 citations

  6. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    507 citations

  7. Centre for Economic Policy Research

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    66 citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    229 citations

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  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 5 publications · 108 citations

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  2. Econometrica

    4 publications · 460 citations

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  3. International Economic Review

    3 publications · 145 citations

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  4. Journal of Mathematical Economics

    2 publications · 26 citations

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  5. Economic Inquiry

    2 publications · 64 citations

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