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This paper presents the pioneering contributions of Ragnar Frisch to the literature on formation of preferences and macroeconomic planning. A brief review of some of Frisch’s work in this and related areas is given. His interviewing approach to estimate preferences is outlined. It is hinted at how the interview technique can be applied to quantify preferences for a variety of decision makers.
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Bjerkholt, O., Strøm, S. (2002). Decision Models and Preferences: The Pioneering Contributions of Ragnar Frisch. In: Tangian, A.S., Gruber, J. (eds) Constructing and Applying Objective Functions. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, vol 510. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56038-5_2
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