A "three-sentence" proof of Hansson's theorem

Henrik Petri

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Abstract

We provide a new proof of Hansson’s theorem: every preorder has a complete preorder extending it. The proof boils down to showing that the lexicographic order extends the Pareto order.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)111-114
Number of pages4
JournalEconomic Theory Bulletin
Volume6
Issue number1
Early online date5 Sept 2017
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 5 Sept 2017

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