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A simplified test for preference rationality of two-commodity choice

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  • Samiran Banerjee
  • James Murphy

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We provide a simplified test to determine if choice data from a two-commodity consumption set satisfies the Generalized Axiom of Revealed Preference (GARP), and thus the preference or utility maximization hypothesis. We construct an algorithm for this test and illustrate its application on experimental choice data. Copyright Springer Science + Business Media, LLC 2006

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  • Samiran Banerjee & James Murphy, 2006. "A simplified test for preference rationality of two-commodity choice," Experimental Economics, Springer;Economic Science Association, vol. 9(1), pages 67-75, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:expeco:v:9:y:2006:i:1:p:67-75
    DOI: 10.1007/s10683-006-4313-6
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