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Utility Independence In Health Profiles: An Empirical Study

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  1. Departamento de Fundamentos de Análisis Económico, Universidad de Alicante, Campus San Vicente, E-03071, Alicante, Spain

    Ana M. Guerrero & Carmen Herrero

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  1. University of Hannover, Germany

    Ulrich Schmidt

  2. University of Kiel, Germany

    Stefan Traub

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Guerrero, A.M., Herrero, C. (2005). Utility Independence In Health Profiles: An Empirical Study. In: Schmidt, U., Traub, S. (eds) Advances in Public Economics: Utility, Choice and Welfare. Theory and Decision Library C:, vol 38. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25706-3_9

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