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The object of this chapter is to present a brief history of the expected utility model, an informal outline of its basic ideas and a summary of the early debate over the independence axiom.
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Quiggin, J. (1993). Background. In: Generalized Expected Utility Theory. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2182-8_2
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