Abstract
We study a dynamic generalization of stochastic rationality in consumer behavior, the Dynamic Random Utility Model (DRUM). Under DRUM, a consumer draws a utility function from a stochastic utility process and maximizes this utility subject to her budget constraint in each time period. Utility is random, with unrestricted correlation across time periods and unrestricted heterogeneity in a cross-section. We provide a revealed preference characterization of DRUM when we observe a panel of choices from budgets. This characterization is amenable to statistical testing. Our result unifies Afriat's (1967) theorem that works with time-series data and the static random utility framework of McFadden-Richter (1990) that works with cross-sections of choice.
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