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Indirect Utility Reflecting Anxiety and Flexibility of Choice

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  • Somdeb Lahiri

    (School of Petroleum Management, PD Petroleum University, India)

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This paper introduces the concept of an indirect utility function reflecting anxiety of choice and an indirect utility function reflecting flexibility of choice. Using a total of six different properties, we provide separate axiomatic characterisations of these two kinds of indirect utility functions.

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  • Somdeb Lahiri, 2018. "Indirect Utility Reflecting Anxiety and Flexibility of Choice," Journal of Economics and Management, College of Business, Feng Chia University, Taiwan, vol. 14(1), pages 33-50, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:jec:journl:v:14:y:2018:i:1:p:33-50
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    Keywords

    indirect utility function; anxiety of choice; flexibility of choice;
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    JEL classification:

    • D11 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Theory
    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis

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