VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4, 2009 <Previous Utility Representations of Risk Neutral Preferences in Multiple Dimensions Jon X. Eguia SUGGESTED CITATION: Jon X. Eguia (2009) "Utility Representations of Risk Neutral Preferences in Multiple Dimensions", Quarterly Journal of Political Science: Vol. 4:No 4, pp 379-385. http:/dx.doi.org/10.1561/100.00009059 Download this article Tell a Colleague Get Acrobat Reader Printing Tip: Select the option to 'print as image' in the Acrobat print dialog to ensure the article prints as it appears on screen. Learn more... I show that in a multidimensional spatial model, if an agent is risk neutral on each side of the policy space away from his/her ideal point, then his/her utility function is linearly decreasing not in the Euclidean, but rather in the city block distance to the ideal policy of the agent.

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