Rationality in a general model of choice

Authors

  • Somdeb Lahiri IPMG PD Petroleum University, P.O. Raisan (off Koba-Gandhinagar Highway) Gandhinagar-382009 India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18533/jefs.v3i05.111

Keywords:

Almost quasi-transitive, almost transitive, partially rational, quasi-transitive.

Abstract

In this paper we consider choice correspondences which may be empty-valued. We study conditions under which such choice correspondences are rational, transitively rational, partially rational, partially almost transitive rational, partially almost quasi-transitive rational. This provides fresh impetus and understanding of multi-criteria decision making.

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Published

2015-09-20

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Vol. 3 No. 05 (2015): October

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