The aim of this paper is to explore several features concerning the generalized marginal rate of substitution (GMRS)when the consumers utility maximization problem with several constraints is formulated as a quasi-concave programming problem. We show that a point satisfying the first order...

The aim of this paper is to explore several features concerning the generalized marginal rate of substitution (GMRS)when the consumers utility maximization problem with several constraints is formulated as a quasi-concave programming problem. We show that a point satisfying the first order...

El fenÛmeno conocido como íciudad dispersaî, íciudad difusaî o íestallido urbanoî aparece datado desde los aÃ’os setenta en la bibliograf’a cient’fica (Bauer & Roux, 1976; Indovina, 1990; Garreau, 1991; Choay, 1994; Fishman, 1994; Dupuy, 1995; Jenks, Burton & Williams, 1996) al describir y analizar las...

This paper provides a different proposal for ranking sets of alternatives in terms of a lexicographic rule. We discuss how intensity of preference over alternatives may affect an individual’s choice out of the available set of alternatives. We provide an axiomatic characterization of an...