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Certain phenomena cannot be explained by looking at expected values only. Then often an answer can be found, or a given behaviour can be explained, by assuming utility functions.
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Gerber, H.U. (1987). Actuarial Applications of Utility Functions. In: MacNeill, I.B., Umphrey, G.J., Chan, B.S.C., Provost, S.B. (eds) Actuarial Science. The University of Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science, vol 39. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4796-2_4
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