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Beyond Classical Rationality: Two-Stage Rationalization

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  • Danilov, V.

    (The Central Economic Mathematical Institute RAS, Moscow, Russia)

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Numerous facts indicate that behaviour (choice) of economic agents does not satisfy strong criterions of rationality. One of the possible explanation is in that the choice goes in two (or more) sequential stages. In the first stage, one chooses a subset F(A) from an initial menu A. Then the best element (with respert to some linear order) is chosen from F(A) . The resulting choice is not rational in the classical sense. However it possesses some specific properties which distinguish it from arbitrary non-rational behaviour. In the paper we give a survey of recent works on two-stage choice. Axiomatic characteristics of such a choice are given depending on rationality conditions of the first step choice.

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  • Danilov, V., 2015. "Beyond Classical Rationality: Two-Stage Rationalization," Journal of the New Economic Association, New Economic Association, vol. 26(2), pages 12-35.
    • Handle: RePEc:nea:journl:y:2015:i:26:p:12-35
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    choice function; axioms of heredity; outcast; and concordance; filter; preferences; axiom of revealed preference; Plott function;
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    • D71 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations

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