Consistency, choice, and rationality /

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"The authors present a thorough mathematical treatment of Suzumura consistency, an alternative to established coherence properties such as transitivity, quasi-transitivity, or acyclicity. Applications in individual and social choice theory, fields important not only to economics but also to phi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bossert, Walter
Other Authors: Suzumura, Kōtarō, 1944-2020
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Rational choice theory.
Social choice > Mathematical models.
Welfare economics.
Théorie des choix rationnels.
Choix collectif > Modèles mathématiques.
Économie du bien-être.
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Theory.
Rational choice theory
Social choice > Mathematical models
Welfare economics
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • ONE: Foundations
  • Historical background
  • Mathematical background.
  • TWO: Rationalizability on general domains
  • Definitions of rationalizability
  • Characterizations.
  • THREE: Rationalizability on specific domains
  • Domain closedness properties
  • Cardinality-Complete domains.
  • FOUR: Alternative notions of rationalizability
  • Non-deteriorating choice
  • External norms and rational choice.
  • FIVE: Topics in social choice theory
  • Collective choice rules
  • Decisiveness and infinite populations.

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