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Utility revenue bondA municipal bond issued to finance the construction of public utility services. These bonds are repaid from the operating revenues the project produces after the utility is finished.Utility revenue bond Similar MatchesQuasi-linear utilityQuasi-linear utilityA utility function of the form U(x0,x1,...,xn) = x0 + Siui(xi), where ui(×) are strictly concave functions. This is useful for generating demand functions for goods xi that depend only on their own prices in terms of the numeraire x0. Utility functionUtility functionA function that specifies the utility (well being) of a consumer for all combinations goods consumed (and sometimes other considerations). Represents both their welfare and their preferences. Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935Legislation intended to eliminate many holding company abuses by reorganizing the financial structures of holding companies in the gas and electric utility industries and regulating their debt and dividend policies. Utility possibility frontierUtility possibility frontierIn a diagram with levels of individual utility on the axes, a curve showing the maximum attainable levels of utility in a given situation, such as free trade or autarky. Used by Samuelson (1962) to demonstrate the gains from trade. Utility functionUtility functionA mathematical expression that assigns a value to all possible choices. In portfolio theory, the utility function expresses the preferences of economic entities with respect to perceived risk and expected return. Further SuggestionsDixit-Stiglitz utilityMarginal utility Utility |
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