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Utility Function Estimation

Utility Function Estimation is a methodological construct in decision theory that specifies procedures for inferring the mathematical representation of an individual's preferences over risky prospects, distinguished by its focus on quantifying subjective utilities from observed choices or elicited judgments.

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Myopia and Inconsistency in Dynamic Utility Maximization

Robert H. Strotz · The Review of Economic Studies · 1955 · 2.9K citations

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Measuring utility by a single-response sequential method

Gordon M. Becker, Morris H. DeGroot, Jacob Marschak · Systems Research and Behavioral Science · 1964 · 2.7K citations

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The Probability Weighting Function

Dražen Prelec · Econometrica · 1998 · 2K citations

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Rational Household Labor Supply

Pierre‐André Chiappori · Econometrica · 1988 · 1.6K citations

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The Construction of Utility Functions from Expenditure Data

S. N. Afriat · International Economic Review · 1967 · 1.2K citations

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  1. RL
    Ralph L. Keeney

    University of Southern California, United States

    7 publications · 646 citations

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  2. PP
    Peter P. Wakker

    Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

    7 publications · 865 citations

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  3. GW
    Glenn W. Harrison

    Georgia State University, United States

    6 publications · 303 citations

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  4. DA
    David A. Hensher

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    6 publications · 332 citations

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    Manuel Arriaza

    Andalusian Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training, Spain

    5 publications · 173 citations

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  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    16 h-index

    26 publications

    1.6K citations

  2. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    16 h-index

    41 publications

    1.9K citations

  3. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    15 h-index

    30 publications

    3.2K citations

  4. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    13 h-index

    33 publications

    2.3K citations

  5. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    13 h-index

    20 publications

    905 citations

  6. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    13 h-index

    20 publications

    1.9K citations

  7. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    12 h-index

    19 publications

    2K citations

  8. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    12 h-index

    17 publications

    543 citations

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  1. Management Science

    28 publications · 5.3K citations

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  2. Econometrica

    22 publications · 6.6K citations

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  3. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 44 publications · 1.2K citations

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  4. The Review of Economics and Statistics

    20 publications · 1.5K citations

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  5. American Journal of Agricultural Economics

    18 publications · 1.6K citations

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