When is coarseness not a curse? Comparative statics of the coarse random utility model

DOI10.1016/J.JET.2022.105445MaRDI QIDQ2673158zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Sean Horan, Paola Manzini, Marco Mariotti

Publication date 9 June 2022

Published in Journal of Economic Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jet.2022.105445

zbMATH Keywords

imperfect perceptionstochastic choice

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Decision theory (91B06) Utility theory (91B16) Psychophysics and psychophysiology; perception (91E30)

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