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Topics in Rational Choice Theory
, 2008 Rational Choice theory includes a broad body of research that attempts to account for how people act in a variety of contexts, including economic, political and even moral situations. By proposing, most generally, that individuals rationally pursue their
Akhtar, Sahar Z
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Blasphemy laws contra defamation laws: An anomaly facing rational choice theory
Social Sciences and Humanities OpenThe standard rational choice theory is based on utilitarian grounds and, consequently, treats all preferences (utilities) as commensurable. Hence, it should treat substantive pain, that is, the loss of reputation/income resulting from defamation, as ...
Elias L. Khalil
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Arrow Index of Fuzzy Choice Function [PDF]
The Arrow index of a fuzzy choice function C is a measure of the degree to which C satisfies the Fuzzy Arrow Axiom, a fuzzy version of the classical Arrow Axiom.
Irina Georgescu
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Discussion: Rational Choice Theory [PDF]
This section is a forum for discussion and deliberation about Professor Anthony Gill's theory of Rational Choice concerning religion in Latin America.
Gill, Anthony
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The many faces of rational choice theory
Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics, 2013 Catherine Herfeld
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School preferences of middle-class Indians: a sociological analysis of the decision-making process
Discover EducationThis paper explores the school choice decisions of middle-class parents in Lucknow City, India. The study highlights the indices that appeal to middle-class sensibilities in their pursuit of choosing the best schooling option for their children.
Athar Ullah +2 more
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Effectuation and rational choice theory
, 2015 nicht angegebenIn this thesis we analyse Rational Choice Theory in the light of the empirical findings of Effectuation Theory. We begin by describing Rational Choice Theory - a top-down mathematical theory of how agents ought to make decisions to be ...
Amorim Queiros, Vasco Silverio Marques
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Truth and consequence: a look behind the Vatican's ban on contraception
, 2008 With these words slamming the door on Catholics’use of modern contraceptives, Pope Paul VI cleaved the Catholic church into irreconcilable factions 40 years ago. The majority, unable to reconcile the rigid encyclical with their need for an updated sexual
Catholics for Choice
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Elección racional e instituciones políticas. El antagonismo como lo ausente de la política
Revista Enfoques, 2011 The paper’s main objective is to present some central aspects of rational choice theory and its particular definition of politics and the role of the institutions involved.
Carlos Durán Migliardi
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Rationalizability of Choice Functions on General Domains Without Full Transitivity [PDF]
The rationalizability of a choice function by means of a transitive relation has been analyzed thoroughly in the literature. However, not much seems to be known when transitivity is weakened to quasi-transitivity or acyclicity.
Sprumont, Yves +2 more
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