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A Markov Chain Monte Carlo procedure to generate revealed preference consistent datasets

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This paper presents Markov-Chain-Monte-Carlo (MCMC) procedures to sample uniformly from the collection of datasets that satisfy some revealed preference test. The MCMC for the GARP test combines a Gibbs-sampler with a simple hit and run step. It is shown that the MCMC has the uniform distribution as its unique invariant distribution and that it converges to this distribution at an exponential rate.

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  • Thomas Demuynck, 2021. "A Markov Chain Monte Carlo procedure to generate revealed preference consistent datasets," ULB Institutional Repository 2013/322198, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
    • Handle: RePEc:ulb:ulbeco:2013/322198
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    1. Ian Crawford & Bram De Rock, 2014. "Empirical Revealed Preference," Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews, vol. 6(1), pages 503-524, August.
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    Keywords

    Bronars power; Markov Chain Monte Carlo; Revealed preference;
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    • C63 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Computational Techniques
    • D11 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Theory

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