Arbeitspapier

Slutsky matrix symmetry: A new behavioral condition

The Slutsky matrix function encodes all the information about local variations in demand with respect to small (Slutsky) compensated price changes. When the demand function is the result of utility maximization the Slutsky matrix is symmetric. However, symmetry does not imply rationality. Here, we provide a necessary and sufficient condition for Slutsky symmetry. The new condition requires symmetric attention to compensated price-paths.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Research Report ; No. 2022-8

Classification
Wirtschaft
Econometric Modeling: General
Model Construction and Estimation
Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection
Design of Experiments: Laboratory, Individual
Subject
utility maximization
Slutsky matrix

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Aguiar, Victor H.
Serrano, Roberto
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
The University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics
(where)
London (Ontario)
(when)
2022

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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Aguiar, Victor H.
  • Serrano, Roberto
  • The University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics

Time of origin

  • 2022

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