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The utility of money is logarithmic across standard wealth levels

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SUPPORTED
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3 sources for · 1 against

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Economic and evolutionary literature largely supports the concept that the utility of money behaves logarithmically, exhibiting diminishing marginal returns as wealth increases, though some methodological cautions exist regarding how happiness equations measure this phenomenon.

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The retrieved literature contains strong theoretical and evolutionary economics papers (such as [3], [6], and [8]) demonstrating that the logarithmic utility function appropriately models the diminishing marginal utility of wealth and is selected for in decision-making under risk. Conversely, paper [9] offers a methodological critique regarding whether happiness equations truly capture this utility or merely reflect reporting functions. Overall, the foundational consensus in economic theory heavily leans toward support, making SUPPORTED the appropriate verdict.

Evidence for · 3
Terminal wealth maximization under drift uncertainty
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Kerem Uğurlu. Terminal wealth maximization under drift uncertainty. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1080/02331934.2024.2324143

Utilizes logarithmic or power utility for wealth maximization under uncertainty.

Evidence against · 1
On the Common Claim that Happiness Equations Demonstrate Diminishing Marginal Utility of Income
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Andrew J. Oswald. On the Common Claim that Happiness Equations Demonstrate Diminishing Marginal Utility of Income. 2005. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.826388

Argues that happiness equations and subjective well-being data do not conclusively prove the diminishing marginal utility of income, distinguishing utility concavity from reporting function concavity.

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A Foundation for Logarithmic Utility Function of Money
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Francisco J. Navarro-González, Yolanda Villacampa. A Foundation for Logarithmic Utility Function of Money. 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060665

Provides a theoretical foundation for the logarithmic utility function of money under consumer choice constraints.

Weber's Law and the Biological Evolution of Risk Preferences: The Selective Dominance of the Logarithmic Utility Function
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Hans-Werner Sinn. Weber's Law and the Biological Evolution of Risk Preferences: The Selective Dominance of the Logarithmic Utility Function. 2002. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.343622

Demonstrates the evolutionary and selective dominance of the logarithmic utility function in risk preferences.

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first checked01 Aug 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 5601 Aug 2026
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