Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/150146 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Citation: 
[Journal:] Theoretical Economics [ISSN:] 1555-7561 [Volume:] 6 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] The Econometric Society [Place:] New Haven, CT [Year:] 2011 [Pages:] 19-48
Publisher: 
The Econometric Society, New Haven, CT
Abstract: 
With complete information, choice of one option over another conveys preference. Yet when search is incomplete, this is not necessarily the case. It may instead reflect unawareness that a superior alternative was available. To separate these phenomena, we consider non-standard data on the evolution of provisional choices with contemplation time. We characterize precisely when the resulting data could have been generated by a general form of sequential search. We characterize also search that terminates based on a reservation utility stopping rule. We outline an experimental design that captures provisional choices in the pre-decision period.
Subjects: 
Revealed preference
search theory
stochastic choice
JEL: 
D11
D83
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Document Type: 
Article

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