Consistency, Choice, and Rationality

Informationen zum Autor Walter Bossert is Professor of Economics at the University of Montreal. Kotaro Suzumura is Professor Emeritus and Honorary Fellow, Waseda University, and Member of the Japan Academy. Klappentext In "Consistency! Choice! and Rationality!" economic theorists Walter Bossert and Kotaro Suzumura 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 philosophy and political science! are discussed. Specifically! the authors explore topics such as rational choice and revealed preference theory! and collective decision making in an atemporal framework as well as in an intergenerational setting. Zusammenfassung Presents a mathematical treatment of Suzumura consistency! an alternative to established coherence properties such as transitivity! quasi-transitivity! or acyclicity. This title discusses applications in individual and social choice theory! fields important not only to economics but also to philosophy and political science.

Product details

• Authors: Walter Bossert, Walter Suzumura Bossert, Bossert Walter, Kotaro Suzumura, Suzumura Kotaro
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.2010
• EAN: 9780674052994
• ISBN: 978-0-674-05299-4
• No. of pages: 230
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Economics, Market research, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Decision-Making & Problem Solving, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Consumer Behavior, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Mathematics, Management decision making, Social and ethical issues, Economic theory and philosophy, Business mathematics and systems