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Choice probability generating functions

Fosgerau, Mogens and McFadden, Daniel and Bierlaire, Michel (2013): Choice probability generating functions. Published in: Journal of Choice Modelling , Vol. 8, (2013): pp. 1-18.

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Abstract

This paper establishes that every random utility discrete choice model (RUM) has a representation that can be characterized by a choice-probability generating function (CPGF) with specific properties, and that every function with these specific properties is consistent with a RUM. The choice probabilities from the RUM are obtained from the gradient of the CPGF. Mixtures of RUM are characterized by logarithmic mixtures of their associated CPGF. The paper relates CPGF to multivariate extreme value distributions, and reviews and extends methods for constructing generating functions for applications. The choice probabilities of any ARUM may be approximated by a cross-nested logit model. The results for ARUM are extended to competing risk survival models.

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