If we think of an economy consisting of
a population of agents each with their own observed vector of utilities
28#28 and 24#24 is the density function representing
the distribution of these
``types'' in the population, then 29#29 represents the
indirect or maximized utility of a typical person in the population.
This is the reason U is referred to as a Social Surplus Function.
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