Publisher：Theoretical and Practical Research in the Economic Fields  

This paper examines how utility functions perform in tackling the multicriteria decision-making problem, especially one-switch utility function. Linear-times-exponential one-switch, exponential, and linear utility functions are implemented, which transforms corresponding criteria into utilities with ELECTRE I method. The detailed formulation of the decision model is presented. A numerical example about environmental policy selection is introduced to illustrate the use of the new decision model. With different wealth levels and utility functions for a policymaker, the inconsistent outranking policies illustrate the special characteristic of linear-times-exponential one-switch utility function whose initial wealth level has a significant impact on the outranking environmental policy. This study is also the first study applying one-switch utility function in address/ing multicriteria decision-making problem.

DOI： 10.14505/tpref.v16.1(33).01

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