A logic programming approach to revealed preference theory

Computational Economics - Tập 1 - Trang 97-111 - 1988
Kuan-Pin Lin1, Stan Perry1
1Department of Economics, Portland State University, Portland, USA

Tóm tắt

This paper shows the direct translation of revealed preference theory into a logic program. Tests of exact and approximate rationality based on the economic theory of revealed preference are presented in PROLOG. A special case of homothetic preference of the consumer behavior is also considered.

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