Preference Structures and Their Numerical Representations

Abstract This paper presents a selective survey of numerical representations of preference structures from the perspective of the representational theory of measurement. It reviews historical contributions to ordinal, additive, and expected utility theories, then describes recent contributions in these areas.

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