An analytical framework for aggregating multiattribute utility functions

• DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602103
• Publication Date: 2006-01-03T10:59:23Z
• Authors: J González-Pachón; C Romero
• Keywords: 0502 economics and business; 05 social sciences

This paper proposes a procedure for aggregating individual cardinal utility functions into a social utility function that represents the preferences of all the individuals as a whole. The procedure is non-interactive and is based upon the determination of the utility consensus values. This is accomplished by minimizing a distance function model that is transformed into an Archimedean goal programming problem. The procedure is applied to a general group multilinear utility function.