utility of attending school and the wage regression function are estimated flexibly. The null hypothesis that the local …

-population mostly affected by a counterfactual change in the utility of attending school is composed of individuals who have any … combination of some of the following attributes: absolute advantages in the labor market, high returns to experience, low utility …

It is shown that any completely preordered topological real algebra admits a continuous utility representation which is … utility pace is discussed. …

state utility function--utility with a single argument, consumption plus monetized leisure. The monetized leisure model is … alternative utility function assumptions. A standard neoclassical utility function is used to characterize the utility function … possibility of first-best moral-hazard-free (FB MHF) utility structures, but the first-best UI replacement rate remains very much …

economic presumption of concave utility rather than Machiavelli's prescript of inflicting all injuries at once. Yet …

If the marginal utility of consumption depends on health status, this will affect the economic analysis of a number of … marginal utility of consumption. Our basic conclusion is that while none of these approaches is a panacea, many offer the … ; marginal utility …

hedonic methods. Usually strong enough assumptions are made on the functional form of utility to point identify individuals … partial identification without relying on functional form restrictions for utility. Identification given general, potentially … restrictions imposed on utility rather than by the data or properties of equilibrium. -- hedonic ; partial identification ; value …