Expected Utility formulation was initially proposed as a solution to the St. Petersburg paradox (or, its predecessor). However, does it really solve all such paradoxes? More specific, consider an individual whose “little Bernoulli” utility functions is, a la Cremer, given by u(x) = x1/2. Construct a lottery similar to St. Petersburg lottery in that your lottlery, too, gives a finite prize with probability one, but not only the expected value, but also the expected utility of your lottery (calculated using the u(.) above) is not finite. Discuss how that violates EU as a solution for the St. Petersburg paradox.

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