Information, evolution and utility

Human utility embodies a number of seemingly irrational aspects. The leading example in this paper is that utilities often depend on the presence of salient unchosen alternatives. Our focus is to understand <i>why</i> an evolutionary process might optimally lead to such seemingly dysfunc...

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Main Authors: Larry Samuelson, Jeroen M. Swinkels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Econometric Society 2006-03-01
Series:Theoretical Economics
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Online Access:http://econtheory.org/ojs/index.php/te/article/view/20060119/451/15