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(F)Lexicographic shortlist method

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Standard rational choice relies on the assumption that a decision maker is certain about her preferences. The psychology literature, on the other hand, provides well-established evidence that consumers are often uncertain about the true value of alternatives. This is particularly so when alternatives have several attributes and focusing on different attributes shifts a decision maker’s ranking of alternatives. In this paper, we propose and behaviorally characterize a new model of boundedly rational choice that formalizes these insights from psychology into a choice procedure. Simply put, our approach introduces menu dependence into the idea of lexicographic preferences. We study some of its properties and highlight how this procedure exacerbates any welfare judgments.

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  • Christopher Kops, 2018. "(F)Lexicographic shortlist method," Economic Theory, Springer;Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET), vol. 65(1), pages 79-97, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joecth:v:65:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1007_s00199-016-1006-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s00199-016-1006-z
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    Keywords

    Menu-dependent choice; Rational shortlist method; Violations of WARP; Boundedly rational choice; Lexicographic preferences;
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    JEL classification:

    • D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
    • D60 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - General
    • D70 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - General

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