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Topological complexity of manifolds of preferences

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The problem of endowing preferences with manifold structures emerged from discussions with Gerard Debreu in 1975 . Time has shown that such structures can be useful in understanding the behavior of economic systems . In Chichilnisky (1976) spaces of smooth preferences were endowed with a Hilbert manifold structure, and this was used to study the existence and structural stability of competitive equilibria in economies where preferences might be non-monotonic and non-convex . This paper constructs manifolds of preferences and applies this construction to the aggregation of preferences . We examine the topological complexity of manifolds of smooth preferences and use this to determine when appropriate aggregation rules exist and when they do not .

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  • Chichilnisky, Graciela, 1986. "Topological complexity of manifolds of preferences," MPRA Paper 8119, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Chichilnisky, Graciela, 1977. "Spaces of economic agents," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 15(1), pages 160-173, June.
    2. Debreu, Gerard, 1972. "Smooth Preferences," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 40(4), pages 603-615, July.
    3. Chichilnisky, Graciela, 1977. "Nonlinear functional analysis and optimal economic growth," MPRA Paper 7990, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    preferences; manifold structures; debreu; economic systems; Hilbert spaces; manifold; topological; smooth preferences; aggregation; convex; monotonic; continuous; modelling; modeling; mathematical models; topology;
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    • C02 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - General - - - Mathematical Economics

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