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What is revealed preference?

Table 1What is revealed preference?

Object	Observation	Boundary
Stated preference	What someone says they prefer or would buy	Prompt, wording, hypothetical context
Purchase intent	A declared likelihood or willingness	No transaction is required
Choice data	Selection from a shown or available alternative set	Alternatives, prices, timing, and access matter
Transaction	An executed exchange	Budget, authority, fulfillment, and terms remain relevant
Revealed preference	An interpretation of observed choice	It is an inference under assumptions
Willingness to pay	Maximum value under a defined decision frame	It is not observed merely because a choice occurred

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What is revealed preference? Observed choice is not willingness to pay

Revealed preference infers choice from observed behavior under constraints. Keep price paid, alternatives, budget, access, and stated intent separate.

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@misc{isoglu-2026-what-is-revealed-preference-fig01,
  author = {Isoglu, Sinan},
  title = {{What is revealed preference?}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Table 1, isoglu.com},
  url = {https://isoglu.com/insights/exhibits/isoglu-2026-what-is-revealed-preference-fig01/},
  note = {From the essay {What is revealed preference? Observed choice is not willingness to pay}}
}

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