Numerical Representation of Incomplete and Nontransitive Preferences and Indifferences on a Countable Set

Mark Voorneveld

No 1999:6, Research Papers in Economics from Stockholm University, Department of Economics

Abstract: This note considers preference structures over countable sets which allow incomparable outcomes and nontransitive preferences and indifferences. Necessary and sufficient conditions are provided under which such a preference structure can be represented by means of utility function and a threshold function.

Keywords: Incomplete preferences; nontransitive preferences; threshold functions; utility theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 7 pages
Date: 1999-09-13
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