Summary
The Souslin Hypothesis of Axiomatic Set Theory is shown to provide a basis for a simple characterization of continuous utility function representation of preferences.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Barten, A. P., Bohm, N.: Consumer theory, chapter 9. In: Arrow, K. J., Intrilligator, M. D. (eds.). Amsterdam: North Holland 1981
Barwise, J. (ed.): Handbook of mathematical logic. Amsterdam: North Holland 1977
Debreau, G.: Representation of a preference ordering by a numerical function. In: Thrall et al. (eds.) Decision processes. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1954
Devlin, K. J.: Fundamentals of contemporary set theory. Berlin: Springer 1979
Kunen, K.: Set theory. Amsterdam: North Holland 1983
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Additional information
The author acknowledges gratefully the suggestions of an anonymous referee in regard to style of the manuscript, as well as the referee's detection of the technical errors that I have now ironed out. The research work was supported by a C.A.R.T. grant at Bridgewater State College.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Vohra, R. The Souslin Hypothesis and continuous utility functions: A remark. Econ Theory 5, 537–540 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01212334
Received:
Revised:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01212334