Discover the concept of utility in microeconomics, exploring its origins, types, and applications to analyze consumer ...

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Utility functions offer a means to encode objectives and preferences in investor portfolios. The functions allow one to place a score on outcomes and then identify optimal portfolios by maximizing ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information The American Economic Review is a general-interest economics journal. Established in 1911, the AER is among the nation's oldest and ...