TY  - BOOK
AU  - Eguia,Jon
TI  - On the spatial representation of preference profiles
SN  - 0938229
AV  - HB119 ECO 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Berlin
PB  - Springer
KW  - Utility representation
KW  - Spatial models
KW  - Multidimensional preferences
KW  - Spatial representation
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00199-011-0669-8
ER  -