rational choice
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrationalandchoice
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rational
adjective
uk/ˈræʃ.ən.əl/us/ˈræʃ.ən.əl/
based on clear thought ...
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choice
noun
uk/tʃɔɪs/us/tʃɔɪs/
an act or the possibility ...
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(Definition ofrationalandchoicefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There are many ideas ofrationalchoice, thus there are many ideas ofrationalchoiceimperialism.
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Rationalchoiceis maximizing (203).
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Something thatrationalchoicetheory cannot allow.
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Finally, considerrationalchoicetheory (p. 20).
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It would thus underminerationalchoiceimperialism.
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But certainlyrationalchoicethat is not maximizing is possible.
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No convincingrationalchoicemodels of this have yet appeared.
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The ignored third option is non-maximizingrationalchoice.
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Both versions require thatrationalchoiceexplanation itself be justified.
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This mirrors standardrationalchoicearguments about political ignorance.
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How can such motivations be introduced intorationalchoicetheory?
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This is the behaviorist, axiomatic version ofrationalchoicetheory.
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Thus, externalistrationalchoicehas a limited domain of application.
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Take economics to be represented byrationalchoicetheory.
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This is to adopt an externalist interpretation ofrationalchoice.
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The 'rationalchoice' model is a very demanding taskmaster.
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Rationalchoicetheory implicitly assumes that conflicts of desires can always be resolved in this sense.
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An obvious omission in this series of books is arationalchoiceaccount of these events.
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Rationalchoicetheories place high value on parsimony and, therefore, on stripped-down assumptions.
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The third way in which childhood mortality affects fertility is also mediated byrationalchoice.
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Ideally, theory will guide therationalchoiceof trajectory so that subsequent analyses have meaningful interpretations.
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The assumption is simply necessary to elucidate the nature of tactical voting underrationalchoicetheory.
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Therationalchoicetheory predicts success for parties which succeed in government.
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Nor does he seek a revisedrationalchoicemodel, though presumably he could have done so.
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