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Rationalizations of choice functions

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In this paper, we are interested in the connectios between the properties of binary relations and their associated choice functions. In particular, we analyze the properties of choice functions rationalized by certain irreflexive orders.

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Rodríguez-Galiano, M. Rationalizations of choice functions. Top 8, 311–326 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02628560

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