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1989 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Revelation of Preferences

Author : J.-J. Laffont

Published in: Allocation, Information and Markets

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Competitive rational consumers reveal their preferences through their market behaviour, as was made clear by Samuelson’s ( 1947) revealed preference approach and by the literature on demand theory. Any bundle of commodities less costly than his chosen bundle must be less appreciated by a rational consumer than his chosen bundle.

Metadata
Title
Revelation of Preferences
Author
J.-J. Laffont
Copyright Year
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20215-7_27