A test for weakly separable preferences

We identify necessary and sufficient conditions under which a finite data set of price vectors and consumption bundles can be rationalized by a weakly separable utility function. Our result could be understood as a generalization of Afriat's Theorem.

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Year of publication:	2014-05-21
Authors:	Quah, John
Institutions:	Department of Economics, Oxford University
Subject:	Afriat's Theorem \| utility function \| revealed preference \| generalized axiom

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Economics Series Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 708
Classification:	C14 - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods ; C60 - Mathematical Methods and Programming. General ; C61 - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis ; D11 - Consumer Economics: Theory ; D12 - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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