The Generalized Fechner-Thurstone direct utility function and some of its uses / R.L. Basmann [and others]

In this book the foundations and applicability of the Generalized Fechner-Thurstone Utility Function are laid out. It is shown how by removing the constraint of fixed preferences in the neoclassical consumer theory, utility theory can be used to develop non-parametric indices along with elasticities...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors: Basmann, R. L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer-Verlag, ©1988.
Series:Lecture notes in economics and mathematical systems ; 316.
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