Linear demand systems are inconsistent with discrete choice

B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Jaffe, Sonia ^a   Weyl, E Glen ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

discrete choice; linear demand

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650912395     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1704.1729     Document Type: Article

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