A reference for most used utility functions in macroeconomic problems of intertemporal optimization I'm looking for a reference with the most used utility functions in macroeconomic problems of intertemporal optimization. The reference should preferably include a list of properties of those functions, and of why they are usually used.

Any help would be appreciated
I think that this article might be helpful:

“Exotic Preferences for Macroeconomists”

http://www.nber.org/chapters/c6672.pdf

They give a thorough explanation of many preference functionals and show their usefulness with macroeconomic applications.

Im not a specialist in macroeconomics, so I dont know the literature that well, but I think that the most used preferences nowadays are the Epstein-Zin preferences. The article I cite discusses thoroughly their properties. 

A nice thing this paper has is that it contains detailed comments  from Peter Lars Hansen and Ivan Werning among others at the back.

Hope it helps!