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Indifference Curve
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Indifference curve
The expression in a graph of a utility function, where the horizontal axis measures risk and the vertical axis measures expected return. The curve connects all portfolios with the same utility.
Indifference Curve
A curve on a graph where the x-axis represents a quantity of one good and the y-axis represents a quantity of a second good where the curve represents the universe of quantities with the same utility for a rational investor. The indifference curve is convex, or roughly U-shaped.
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This decision process can be understood by considering the consumer behaviour analyses in the theory of indifference curves (Koutsoyiannis 1979).
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Despite the fact that Ricardo was unaware of the concepts of indifference curves and production possibility frontier, these are routinely used to express his theory of comparative advantage.
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8) The indifference curves corresponding to each equilibrium are also represented.
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