Also worth reading on this topic is Murray Rothbard's "Toward a Reconstruction of Utility and Welfare Economics." It is refreshingly critical of the concept of revealed preference. Although included in several edited collections over the years, it can easily be googled.
Samuel Bostaph, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Economics
University of Dallas
"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened."--Winston Churchill
--- On Fri, 1/18/13, Марина Узунова <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Марина Узунова <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [SHOE] Preference axioms
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Friday, January 18, 2013, 8:51 AM
Greetings all,
Can someone recommend studies - theoretical papers, experiments, books, lectures - on the axioms of (revealed) preference theory? My interest in particular lies in any explorations of "completeness" and "indifference" although I'd be happy if someone can think of works similar in their breadth to that of Sen's "Behaviour and the concept of preference". Philosophical, historical, theoretical and experimental suggestions are all welcome alike.
Thanks in advance and best wishes,
Marina Uzunova
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