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No 1269: Psychophysical Foundations of the Cobb-Douglas Utility Function

Rossella Argenziano () and Itzhak Gilboa ()

Abstract: Relying on a literal interpretation of Weber's law in psychophysics, we show that a simple condition of independence across good categories implies the Cobb-Douglas preferences.

Keywords: Cobb-Douglas; Webers Law; Semi-Order

JEL-codes: D11

8 pages, March 1, 2017

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