Document Type
Honors Project
Publication Date
Spring 6-1-2016
Abstract
Since the pioneering work of von Neumann and Morgenstern in 1944 there have been many developments in Expected Utility theory. In order to explain decision making behavior economists have created increasingly broad and complex models of utility theory. This paper seeks to describe various utility models, how they model choices among ambiguous and lottery type situations, and how they respond to the Ellsberg and Allais paradoxes. This paper also attempts to communicate the historical development of utility models and provide a fresh perspective on the development of utility models.
Level of Honors
cum laude
Department
Economics
Advisor
Adam Galambos
Recommended Citation
Dahlstrom, Timothy E., "Development of Utility Theory and Utility Paradoxes" (2016). Lawrence University Honors Projects. 90.
https://lux.lawrence.edu/luhp/90
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