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What’s the main objective of axiomatic work? Is it to derive axiomatic characterizations of particular solution mappings, mappings that are used in the real world for example, or mappings that have come up in theoretical work? I’ll argue against the commonly held view that it is. Rather, it’s to understand the implications of axioms, when imposed in various combinations, and to uncover trade-offs between axioms, or between parameterized versions of axioms.
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These rules are all informally defined in Chap. 14.
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This library contains all combinatorially feasible orders of letters, blank spaces, and punctuation signs. It’s its own catalogue.
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Thomson, W. (2023). Characterizations and Impossibilities. In: The Axiomatics of Economic Design, Vol. 1. Studies in Choice and Welfare. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29398-6_11
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