We investigate the testable implications of the theory of stable matchings. We provide a characterization of the matchings that are rationalizable as stable matchings when agents' preferences are ...

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This paper exhibits a duality between the theory of revealed preference of Afriat and the housing allocation problem of Shapley and Scarf. In particular, it is shown that Afriat's theorem can be ...

These patterns -- which the authors group together under the name relative preference theory -- incorporate features of several older theories of reward and aversion into a single theory.

Voting theory and preference structures constitute a multifaceted field that explores the mathematical and computational foundations of collective decision-making. This area evaluates how ...

John S. Hammond was a consultant on decision-making, a former professor of Harvard Business School in Boston, and a coauthor of Smart Choices: A Practical Guide to Making Better Decisions (Harvard ...