Why (and when) are preferences convex? Threshold effects and uncertain quality

DOI10.2202/1935-1704.1518zbMATH Open1192.91136OpenAlexW2149843851MaRDI QIDQ3573045FDOQ3573045

Authors: Trenton G. Smith, Attila Tasnádi 

Publication date: 30 June 2010

Published in: The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: http://unipub.lib.uni-corvinus.hu/294/1/Smith_Tasnadi_BEJTE_2009_v9_i3_a1_p1.pdf

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zbMATH Keywords

advertisingevolutionendogenous preferences

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Individual preferences (91B08) Consumer behavior, demand theory (91B42)

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