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Displaying Results 176 - 200 of 2044 on page 8 of 82
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Anchoring bias and covariate nonresponse
(2003)
Vazquez-Alvarez, Rosalia
Anchoring bias and covariate nonresponse
(2003)
Vazquez-Alvarez, Rosalia
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Non-random item nonresponse makes identification of parameters problematic. Such nonresponse can occur with respect to both dependent and conditioning variables. A method often used to reduce nonresponse is that of adding unfolding brackets as follow up to open-ended questions. With these, initial non-respondents can provide additional (incomplete) information on the missing value. However, recent studies suggest that responses to unfolding brackets can lead to a type of bias as a result of 'the anchoring effect'. In this paper, bounding intervals of the type as presented in Horowitz and Manski (1998) are extended to incorporate information provided by bracket respondents while allowing for different types of anchoring, and, therefore,accounting for significant nonresponse in the conditioning set. The theoretical framework is illustrated with empirical evidence based on the 1996 wave of the Health and Retirement Study.
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/1851
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Anthropometric history : what's in it for Ireland?
(1994)
Ó Gráda, Cormac
Anthropometric history : what's in it for Ireland?
(1994)
Ó Gráda, Cormac
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/1753
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Anticipating resistance: the effect of member state preferences on the European Commission’s agenda-setting activity
(2011)
Häge, Frank M; Toshkov, Dimiter
Anticipating resistance: the effect of member state preferences on the European Commission’s agenda-setting activity
(2011)
Häge, Frank M; Toshkov, Dimiter
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The high success rate of Commission proposals seems to suggest that the European Commission is very influential in promoting European policies. However, the Commission’s agenda-setting activity might be affected by its anticipation of member states’ preferences. If the Commission acts with foresight, it simply does not initiate a proposal when it knows that the proposal will not be acceptable to member state governments in the Council or, more recently, the European Parliament. In this respect, the Commission is far less powerful than it appears. We test this hypothesis with aggregate data on the number of Commission proposals for directives and the degree of EU support in the Council between 1976 and 2003. The results of the analysis broadly support the theoretical argument.
http://hdl.handle.net/10344/4341
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Appendix to "Precocious Albion: a new interpretation of the British industrial revolution"
(2013)
Kelly, Morgan; Mokyr, Joel; Ó Gráda, Cormac
Appendix to "Precocious Albion: a new interpretation of the British industrial revolution"
(2013)
Kelly, Morgan; Mokyr, Joel; Ó Gráda, Cormac
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This appendix gives a formal derivation of the model described in paper WP13/11. non-peer-reviewed
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/4797
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Applying ant colony optimization metaheuristic to the DAG layering problem
(2007)
Andreev, Radoslav; Healy, Patrick; Nikolov, Nikola S.
Applying ant colony optimization metaheuristic to the DAG layering problem
(2007)
Andreev, Radoslav; Healy, Patrick; Nikolov, Nikola S.
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This paper 1 presents the design and implementation of an Ant Colony Optimization based algorithm for solving the DAG Layering Problem. This algorithm produces compact layerings by minimising their width and height. Importantly it takes into account the contribution of dummy vertices to the width of the resulting layering.
http://hdl.handle.net/10344/2362
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Approaches to learning of Irish students studying accounting
(1999)
Byrne, Marann; Flood, Barbara; Willis, Pauline
Approaches to learning of Irish students studying accounting
(1999)
Byrne, Marann; Flood, Barbara; Willis, Pauline
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Several reports on accounting education have identified the development of students' learning to learn as the primary objective of accounting education. Higher education research identifies the approach to learning as a significant factor in the overall student learning experience. If accounting educators are to find ways to improve the educational experience of their students, they must understand how students learn and the effects of the learning context on learning approaches. This study examines the approaches to learning adopted by first year students enrolled on the B.A. in Accounting and Finance and the BBS at Dublin City University and assesses the impact of a number of contextual variables on these learning approaches.
http://doras.dcu.ie/2222/
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Aran, Galway Bay and Slyne Head Nephrops Grounds 2006 UWTV Survey Report
(2007)
Lordan, C; Doyle, J; Sacchetti, F; O'Driscoll, D; Heir, I; Smith, T; Allsop, C
Aran, Galway Bay and Slyne Head Nephrops Grounds 2006 UWTV Survey Report
(2007)
Lordan, C; Doyle, J; Sacchetti, F; O'Driscoll, D; Heir, I; Smith, T; Allsop, C
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Use the URI link below to search the Marine Institute Data Discovery Catalogue for datasets relevant to this report.
The Nephrops fishery “at the back of the Aran Islands” is the mainstay of the Ros a Mhíl fleet and sustaining this valuable fishery would be at the heart of any management plan for fisheries in the area. In 2006 the fifth in a series of annual UWTV survey was completed, and the results of that survey together with a synthesis and analysis of the results were published. The survey is multidisciplinary in nature collecting data on burrow abundances from UWTV, Nephrops biological data from beam trawls, oceanographic data from CTD, sediment data, multi-beam and other habitat data. A geostatistical analysis indicates that burrow densities and abundances have fluctuated considerably in space and time. Highest densities occurred in 2004 with the lowest densities in the 2006 survey. There may be a negative relationship between abundance in landings in the autumn and a pos...
http://hdl.handle.net/10793/305
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Aran, Galway Bay and Slyne Head Nephrops Grounds 2007 UWTV Survey Report
(2008)
Lordan, Colm; Doyle, Jennifer
Aran, Galway Bay and Slyne Head Nephrops Grounds 2007 UWTV Survey Report
(2008)
Lordan, Colm; Doyle, Jennifer
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Use the URI link below to search the Marine Institute Data Discovery Catalogue for datasets relevant to this report.
In 2007 the sixth in a series of annual UWTV survey was complete and the results of that survey together with a synthesis and analysis of the results. A geostatistical analysis indicates that burrow densities and abundances have fluctuated considerably in space and time. The highest densities occurred in 2004 and the lowest densities in the 2006.The 2007 survey shows an increase in burrow density. Using the survey directly for assessment and management is not yet possible. However, there appears to a negative relationship between abundance and landings in the autumn and a positive relationship between observed densities and landings the following spring. The relationship between abundance and landings is not as clear. There is no serious concern about the stock given the recent survey abundance.
http://hdl.handle.net/10793/687
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Aran, Galway Bay and Slyne Head Nephrops Grounds 2009 UWTV Survey Report
(2009)
Lordan, C; Doyle, J
Aran, Galway Bay and Slyne Head Nephrops Grounds 2009 UWTV Survey Report
(2009)
Lordan, C; Doyle, J
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Use the URI link below to search the Marine Institute Data Discovery Catalogue for datasets relevant to this report.
The prawn (Nephrops norvegicus) are common around the Irish coast occurring in geographically distinct sandy/muddy areas were the sediment is suitable for them to construct their burrows. The Irish Nephrops fishery is extremely valuable with landings in recent years worth around €30m at first sale supporting an important indigenous processing industry. The Nephrops fishery “at the back of the Aran Islands” can be considered the mainstay of the Ros a Mhíl fleet. Without this Nephrops fishery the majority of vessels in the fleet would cease being economically viable (Meredith, 1999). Given these socio-economic realities, good scientific information on stock status to enable sustainable management of the resources are urgently required. This is the eight data point in a time series of UWTV surveys on the ‘Aran grounds’. The survey covers three distinct mud patches; t...
http://hdl.handle.net/10793/306
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Aran, Galway Bay and Slyne Head Nephrops Grounds 2010 UWTV Survey Report
(2011)
Lordan, Colm; Doyle, Jennifer
Aran, Galway Bay and Slyne Head Nephrops Grounds 2010 UWTV Survey Report
(2011)
Lordan, Colm; Doyle, Jennifer
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Use the URI link below to search the Marine Institute Data Discovery Catalogue for datasets relevant to this report.
This is the ninth data point in a time series of UWTV surveys on the ‘Aran grounds’. The survey covers three distinct mud patches; the Aran Ground, Galway Bay and Slyne Head. These have approximate areas of 940, 41 and 26 km2 respectively. For the first time in 2009 this survey was used to develop catch options for the stock using a bias corrected survey estimate as an absolute measure of stock size and recent discard rates and mean weight to forecast catch (ICES, 2009a). This report details the results of the 2010 survey and updates the catch option table using the most recent survey estimate.
http://hdl.handle.net/10793/688
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Aran, Galway Bay and Slyne Head Nephrops Grounds 2011 UWTV Survey Report
(2011)
Lordan, Colm; Doyle, Jennifer; Bunn, Robert; Fee, Dermot; Allsop, Chris
Aran, Galway Bay and Slyne Head Nephrops Grounds 2011 UWTV Survey Report
(2011)
Lordan, Colm; Doyle, Jennifer; Bunn, Robert; Fee, Dermot; Allsop, Chris
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This report provides the main results and findings of the tenth annual underwater television on the ‘Aran grounds’ ICES assessment area; Functional Unit 17. The survey was multi-disciplinary in nature collecting UWTV, fishing, CTD and other ecosystem data. In total 76, 10 and 7 UWTV stations were successfully completed on the Aran, Galway Bay and Slyne Head Nephrops Grounds. The observed abundance estimate for the main Aran ground has declined by 23% relative to 2010. Abundance estimates have fluctuated over the time series. The 2011 abundance is the third lowest in the 10 year history of the survey. This is not a cause for immediate concern about the stocks sustainability. Raised abundance estimates for Galway Bay and Slyne Head are provided for the first time based on improved knowledge of the boundaries of those areas. Nephrops accounted for 26% of the catch weight from 10 beam trawl tows. The observed length frequency and maturity of female Nephops caught was similar to previous...
http://hdl.handle.net/10793/707
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Are Cancer Survivors who are Eligible for Social Security More Likely to Retire than Healthy Workers? Evidence from Difference-in-Differences
(2015)
Candon, David
Are Cancer Survivors who are Eligible for Social Security More Likely to Retire than Healthy Workers? Evidence from Difference-in-Differences
(2015)
Candon, David
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Despite the fact that there are over a million new cancer cases detected in the U.S. every year, none of retirement-health literature focuses specifically on the effect that cancer has on retirement. Social Security may offer a pathway to retirement for eligible workers but the separate effects of both cancer, and Social Security, on retirement, need to be accounted for. I use the fact that some workers will be eligible for Social Security when they are diagnosed with cancer, while some will not, as a source of exogenous variation to identify the joint effect of cancer diagnosis and Social Security eligibility on retirement. With data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), I use a difference-in-differences model to show that being eligible for Social Security, and surviving cancer, increases the probability of retirement by 11.2% for male workers. Given the increase in both cancer survival rates, and the number of older workers in the labour force, it is important to know if ca...
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/6434
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Are Consumer Decision-Making Phenomena a Fourth Market Failure?
(2013)
LUNN, PETE
Are Consumer Decision-Making Phenomena a Fourth Market Failure?
(2013)
LUNN, PETE
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This paper challenges the increasingly common view that the findings of behavioural economics constitute a fourth type of market failure. The market failure framework elevates the standard competitive market model to the status of an ideal. It provides us with tools to identify departures from the ideal model and to deduce a direction policy might take to restore it. Many behavioural phenomena also imply departures from the ideal model. Yet rather than allowing us to deduce a good direction for policy, the findings question the legitimacy and usefulness of this deductive theoretical framework for policy analysis. Two policy problems are highlighted here: the validity of inferring that consumers? choices after an intervention improve outcomes relative to their previous choices, and the potential for distributional consequences when policy alters consumers? choices. The paper concludes that, given these problems, conceiving of the relevant behavioural phenomena as an additional form o...
http://hdl.handle.net/2262/66716
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Are Economic Growth and the Variability of the Business Cycle Related? Evidence from Five European Countries
(2010)
Fountas, Stilianos
Are Economic Growth and the Variability of the Business Cycle Related? Evidence from Five European Countries
(2010)
Fountas, Stilianos
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We use a long series of annual data that span over 100 years to examine the relationship between output growth and output growth uncertainty in five European countries. Using the GARCH methodology to proxy output growth uncertainty, we obtain two important results: First, more uncertainty about output growth leads to a higher rate of output growth in three of the five countries. Second, output growth reduces output growth uncertainty in all countries except one. Our results provide strong support to the view that macroeconomists should examine the theories of economic growth and the variability of the business cycle in tandem.
http://hdl.handle.net/10379/1286
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Are fund of hedge fund returns asymmetric?
(2004)
Lynch, Margaret; Hutson, Elaine; Stevenson, Max
Are fund of hedge fund returns asymmetric?
(2004)
Lynch, Margaret; Hutson, Elaine; Stevenson, Max
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We examine the return distributions of 332 funds of hedge funds and associated indices. Over half of the sample is significantly skewed according to the skewness statistic, and these are split 50/50 positive and negative. However, we argue that the skewness statistic can lead to erroneous inferences regarding the nature of the return distribution, because the test statistic is based on the normal distribution. Using a series of tests that make minimal assumptions about the shape of the underlying distribution, we find very little skewness in the returns of funds of funds, and when we do find evidence of asymmetry it is close to the mean rather than in the tails.
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/1124
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Are Greek budget deficits 'too large'?
(2010)
Fountas, Stilianos
Are Greek budget deficits 'too large'?
(2010)
Fountas, Stilianos
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We use a residual-based cointegration test suggested by Gregory and Hansen (1992) that allows for the determination of a structural break in the cointegrating vector to test for the sustainability of Greek fiscal deficits over the 1958-1992 period. This relatively recent test leads to a different result from that derived from standard Engle-Granger cointegration tests. The use of the conventional Engle-Granger test implies no cointegration between tax revenues and interestinclusive government expenditures. On the contrary, using the Gregory-Hansen test we conclude that tax revenues and interest-inclusive government expenditures are reintegrated and a structural break in the cointegrating vector took place in either 1981 or 1983. Our result of cointegration with a structural break is consistent with a strict interpretation of the government's intertemporal budget constraint since it implies a zero discounted value of the public debt. However, since the cointegration-regression s...
http://hdl.handle.net/10379/1361
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Are married women more deprived than their husbands?
(1996)
Cantillon, Sara; Nolan, Brian
Are married women more deprived than their husbands?
(1996)
Cantillon, Sara; Nolan, Brian
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Conventional methods of analysis of poverty assume resources are shared so that each individual in a household/family has the same standard of living. This paper measures differences between spouses in a large sample in indicators of deprivation of the type used in recent studies of poverty at household level. The quite limited overall imbalance in measured deprivation in favour of husbands suggests that applying such indicators to individuals will not reveal a substantial reservoir of hidden poverty among wives in non-poor households, nor much greater deprivation among women than men in poor households. This points to the need to develop more sensitive indicators of deprivation designed to measure individual living standards and poverty status, which can fit within the framework of traditional poverty research using large samples. It also highlights the need for clarification of the underlying poverty concept.
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/1053
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Are some forecasters really better than others?
(2010)
D'Agostino, Antonello; McQuinn, Kieran; Whelan, Karl
Are some forecasters really better than others?
(2010)
D'Agostino, Antonello; McQuinn, Kieran; Whelan, Karl
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In any dataset with individual forecasts of economic variables, some forecasters will perform better than others. However, it is possible that these ex post differences reflect sampling variation and thus overstate the ex ante differences between forecasters. In this paper, we present a simple test of the null hypothesis that all forecasters in the US Survey of Professional Forecasters have equal ability. We construct a test statistic that reflects both the relative and absolute performance of the forecaster and use bootstrap techniques to compare the empirical results with the equivalents obtained under the null hypothesis of equal forecaster ability. Results suggests limited evidence for the idea that the best forecasters are actually innately better than others, though there is evidence that a relatively small group of forecasters perform very poorly.
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/2645
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Are the effects of height on well-being a tall tale?
(2015)
Denny, Kevin
Are the effects of height on well-being a tall tale?
(2015)
Denny, Kevin
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Numerous papers have documented a positive association between height and good physical health and also with good economic outcomes such as earnings. A smaller number have argued for an association with well-being. In this paper, cross-country data from Europe is used to analyse whether individuals’ height is associated with higher or lower levels of life-satisfaction. In simple models there is a positive but concave relationship between height and life satisfaction. However it is shown that the results are quite sensitive to the inclusion of controls reflecting demographics, human capital and health status. Where effects do exist, it is predominantly at low to medium levels of height. There is also evidence of heterogeneity across countries.
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/7257
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Are the marketed services more labour-intensive than industry?
(1985)
O'Riordan, William K.
Are the marketed services more labour-intensive than industry?
(1985)
O'Riordan, William K.
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/1422
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Are the US current account deficits really sustainable?
(2010)
Fountas, Stilianos
Are the US current account deficits really sustainable?
(2010)
Fountas, Stilianos
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We have tested for a long-run relationship between four US export measures and analogous import measures (measured in nominal and real terms, levels and deflated by GNP) in the 1967-1994 period using quarterly data. Using various econometric tests that include standard Engle-Granger cointegration tests and two tests that allow for test-determined breaks in the cointegrating relationship, we have shown that the hypothesis of no long-run relationship between exports and imports cannot be rejected. This finding contrasts sharply with earlier literature and carries the important policy implication that US current account deficits are not sustainable.
http://hdl.handle.net/10379/1373
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ARM4 - A Working Guide - Section B - Preliminaries
(2015)
Cunningham, Tony
ARM4 - A Working Guide - Section B - Preliminaries
(2015)
Cunningham, Tony
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<p>This paper is a companion to Section B – Preliminaries of the Agreed Rules of Measurement 4<sup>th</sup> Edition (2009) and is provided as a guide to help better understanding of ARM and to clarify its contents. It is hoped that it may remove some of the disagreements which can arise on construction projects due to differences of interpretation. The paper follows ARM sequence, stating the rules first and following these with notes and commentary on the individual rules.</p> <p>Because contractual terms and arrangements are a central concern of the preliminaries bill, this paper has been written with a particular focus on the principal Irish standard forms of contract which may call for a bill of quantities to be prepared in accordance with ARM. These are the Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland (RIAI) ‘yellow’ form of contract and the Public Works Contracts PW-CF1 and PW-CF5. The employer provides the design as part of all three of these contract...
http://arrow.dit.ie/beschreoth/40
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ARM4:a Working Guide:Section A:General Rules
(2015)
Cunningham, Tony
ARM4:a Working Guide:Section A:General Rules
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Cunningham, Tony
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<p>This paper is a companion to Section A – General Rules of the Agreed Rules of Measurement 4<sup>th</sup> Edition (2009) and is provided as a guide to help better understanding of ARM4 and to clarify its contents. It is hoped that it may remove some of the disagreements which can arise on construction projects due to differences of interpretation.</p> <p>The paper follows the ARM sequence, stating the rules first and following these with notes and commentaries on the various provisions. Some items contained within the ARM are self-explanatory, and therefore require no further comment. Explanations are generally by text and, where appropriate, by illustration. While this paper attempts to clarify and explain various items in the ARM: it does not seek to override the ARM or any of its provisions.</p> <p>This paper is the first in a series covering the various sections of ARM4. It is addressed to quantity surveying and construction practitio...
http://arrow.dit.ie/beschreoth/39
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Around the European periphery 1870-1913 : globalization, schooling and growth
(1995)
O'Rourke, Kevin H.; Williamson, Jeffrey G.
Around the European periphery 1870-1913 : globalization, schooling and growth
(1995)
O'Rourke, Kevin H.; Williamson, Jeffrey G.
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On average, the poor European periphery converged on the rich industrial core in the four or five decades prior to the First World War. Some, like the three Scandinavian economies, used industrialization to achieve a spectacular convergence on the leaders, especially in real wages and living standards. Some, like Ireland, seemed to do it without industrialization. Some, like Italy, underwent a less spectacular catch-up, and it was limited to the industrializing North. Some, like Iberia, actually fell back. What accounts for this variety? What role did trade and tariff policy play? What about emigration and capital flows? What about schooling? We offer a tentative assessment of these contending explanations and conclude that globalization was by far the dominant force accounting for convergence (and divergence) around the periphery. Some exploited it well, and some badly.
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/1783
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Arrow's theorem and max-star transitivity
(2010)
Duddy, Conal; Piggins, Ashley
Arrow's theorem and max-star transitivity
(2010)
Duddy, Conal; Piggins, Ashley
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In the literature on social choice and fuzzy preferences, a central question is how to represent the transitivity of a fuzzy binary relation. Arguably the most general way of doing this is to assume a form of transitivity called max-star transitivity. The star operator in this formulation is commonly taken to be a triangular norm. The familiar max-min transitivity condition is a member of this family, but there are infinitely many others. Restricting attention to fuzzy aggregation rules that satisfy counterparts of unanimity and independence of irrelevant alternatives, we characterise the set of max-star transitive relations that permit preference aggregation to be non-dictatorial. This set contains all and only those triangular norms that contain a zero divisor.
http://hdl.handle.net/10379/994
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