Utility Maximization, Choice and Preference /
A classically rational subject is a maximiser: he chooses the best alternative(s) according to some utility function, a paradigm going back to the eighteenth century. One of the ways to overcome its well-known deficiences is to extend it to take into account insenitivity threshold as well as the con...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
2002.
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| Series: | Studies in economic theory ;
16. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | A classically rational subject is a maximiser: he chooses the best alternative(s) according to some utility function, a paradigm going back to the eighteenth century. One of the ways to overcome its well-known deficiences is to extend it to take into account insenitivity threshold as well as the context of choice. This book gives a systematic overview on the extended utility maximisation theory covering the classic theory, the theory of utility maximisation within a context-free or context-dependent threshold, and the related preference and choice models. The presented models will be helpful to specialists in economics, decision making theory, social choice theory, behavioral and cognitive sciences, and related fields. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 223 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9783662049921 (electronic bk.) 3662049929 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 1431-8849 ; |