TY - JOUR
T1 - An axiomatic foundation for regret theory
AU - Sugden, R.
PY - 1993/6/1
Y1 - 1993/6/1
N2 - This paper, which extends previous work by Fishburn, presents a set of axioms which imply a form of regret theory. In the case of choice from two acts, these axioms are similar to those from which Savage derived expected utility theory, except that the transitivity axiom is dropped. Some of Savage's other axioms are strengthened, and a new definition of "is as probable as" is used. These axioms are generalized to the case of choice from n acts by making preferences between any two acts contingent on the nature of the other acts in the choice problem. Journal of Economic Literature Classification Number: D81.
AB - This paper, which extends previous work by Fishburn, presents a set of axioms which imply a form of regret theory. In the case of choice from two acts, these axioms are similar to those from which Savage derived expected utility theory, except that the transitivity axiom is dropped. Some of Savage's other axioms are strengthened, and a new definition of "is as probable as" is used. These axioms are generalized to the case of choice from n acts by making preferences between any two acts contingent on the nature of the other acts in the choice problem. Journal of Economic Literature Classification Number: D81.
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U2 - 10.1006/jeth.1993.1039
DO - 10.1006/jeth.1993.1039
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:38249003115
VL - 60
SP - 159
EP - 180
JO - Journal of Economic Theory
JF - Journal of Economic Theory
SN - 0022-0531
IS - 1
ER -