Revealed preference and identification

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic Theory
Year: 2019
Volume: 183
Issue: C
Pages: 698-739

Score contribution per author:

4.022 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper studies preference identification in a general framework that allows for partial observability of optimal choices: Decision makers select some optimal alternatives, but not necessarily all of them. While partial observability is a methodologically appealing assumption for empirical applications, it makes recovering preferences much harder. The main result provides abstract conditions on classes of preferences and decision problems ensuring identification. The result is applied to several standard settings demonstrating the power of the method.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jetheo:v:183:y:2019:i:c:p:698-739
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-25