On the spatial representation of preference profiles created by Jon X. Eguia

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Eguia, Jon [author]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Economic theory ; Volume 52, number 1Berlin: Springer, 2013Content type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

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0938229

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HB119 ECO

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Abstract: Given a set of alternatives with multiple attributes, I characterize the set of preference profiles that are representable by weighted versions of a class of utility functions indexed by a parameter δ > 0, where δ ≥ 1 corresponds to the set of Minkowski’s (<CitationRef CitationID="CR34">1886</CitationRef>) metric functions. In light of the starkly different consequences between representability with δ ≤ 1 or with δ > 1, I propose a test to empirically estimate δ and I discuss the theoretical and empirical implications for spatial models of political competition.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Vol info	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Journal Article	Main Library - Special Collections	HB119 ECO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Vol. 52, no.1 (pages 103-128)	SP21038	Not for loan	For in house use only

Given a set of alternatives with multiple attributes, I characterize the set of preference profiles that are representable by weighted versions of a class of utility functions indexed by a parameter δ > 0, where δ ≥ 1 corresponds to the set of Minkowski’s (<CitationRef CitationID="CR34">1886</CitationRef>) metric functions. In light of the starkly different consequences between representability with δ ≤ 1 or with δ > 1, I propose a test to empirically estimate δ and I discuss the theoretical and empirical implications for spatial models of political competition.

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