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1 Chapter 12 Uncertainty

2 Utilities and probabilities.
Expected utility functions, or von Neumann-Morgenstern utility functions. They are indifferent up to any positive affine transformation. (affine transformation: y = a + bx).

3 Risk aversion and risk loving.
U U $ $ Concave vs convex utility. The second derivatives.

4 Chapter 14 Consumer’s surplus

5 消费者得益 r1 r2 总收益 r3 p r4 r5 r6 Consumers’ Surplus p246

6 Producer’s surplus p255 P Producer’s surplus P* Supply curve Q* Q

7 Change in producer’s surplus
Supply curve R T P’ Q’’ Q Q’

8 The water-diamond paradox
Pd Pw Q

9 Calculating gains and losses
B T Change in consumers’ surplus


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