A stochastic theory for the emergence and the evolution of preference relations

Mathematical social sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 63-84

  Falmagne, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Markov chain; Poisson process; Random utility; Random walk; Ranking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030119049     PISSN: 01654896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-4896(95)00799-7     Document Type: Article

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