The continuity postulate in economic theory: a deconstruction and an integration

DOI10.1016/j.jmateco.2022.102704zbMath1497.91116arXiv2108.11736OpenAlexW3195442721MaRDI QIDQ2164327

M. Ali Khan, Metin Uyanik

Publication date: 12 August 2022

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Economics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2108.11736

zbMATH Keywords

Archimedeanarc-continuouslinear-continuousmixture-continuoussection-continuousWold-continuous

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Utility theory (91B16)

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