Remarks on the Afriat's Theorem and the Monge-Kantorovich Problem

The famous Afriat's theorem from the theory of revealed preferences establishes necessary and sufficient conditions for existence of utility function for a given set of choices and prices. The result on existence of a homogeneous utility function can be considered as a particular fact of the Monge-Kantorovich mass transportation theory. In this paper we explain this viewpoint and discuss some related questions

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Year of publication:	2015
Authors:	Kolesnikov, Alexander ; Kudryavtseva, Olga ; Nagapetyan, Tigran
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Theorie \| Theory \| Nutzenfunktion \| Utility function

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (10 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	In: Journal of Mathematical Economics, vol.49, issue 6, December 2013, p.501-505 Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments April 16, 2013 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.2251850 [DOI]
Classification:	D11 - Consumer Economics: Theory
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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