@article{iiasa14045, volume = {24}, number = {3}, title = {A utility function for time streams having interperiod dependencies}, publisher = {Wiley}, journal = {Behavioral Science}, doi = {10.1002/bs.3830240306}, pages = {208--213}, year = {1979}, url = {https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/14045/}, issn = {00057940}, abstract = {Frequently, a decision maker's preferences for consequences in a given period will depend on the particular outcome in the previous and/or following period. This paper gives a simple functional form which enables such preferences to be explicitly included in a utility function for time streams.} }