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revealed preferences

revealed preferences is the plural of revealed preference.

Meaning of revealed preference

Noun

revealed preference (countable and uncountable, plural revealed preferences)

  1. A consumer preference as inferred from purchasing habits according to a theory invented by American economist Paul A. Samuelson.
    • Consumption theory in terms of revealed preference1948, Paul A. Samuelson (November 1948), "Consumption theory in terms of revealed preference", Economica, New Series, 15(60):243–253, DOI:10.2307/2549561, JSTOR:2549561, page 243 (article title)
  2. (uncountable) Samuelson's theory for inferring consumer preference from purchasing habits.
    • This paper reports on an attempt to apply revealed preference to the activities of the federal government to determine the weights it attached to various macro policy goals during the Eisenhower and Kennedy-Johnson administrations.1973, Ann F. Friedlaender (February 1973), "Macro policy goals in the postwar period: a study in revealed preference", Quarterly Journal of Economics, 87(1):25–43, page 25

Questions about revealed preferences

What is revealed preferences the plural of?
Revealed preferences is the plural of revealed preference.

Words near revealed preferences in the dictionary

  1. reveale
  2. revealed
  3. revealed check
  4. revealed checks
  5. revealed preference
  6. revealed preferences
  7. revealed religion
  8. revealed religions
  9. revealedly
  10. revealedness
  11. revealee

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