Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/179597 
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Year of Publication: 
2015
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[Journal:] EconomiA [ISSN:] 1517-7580 [Volume:] 16 [Issue:] 2 [Publisher:] Elsevier [Place:] Amsterdam [Year:] 2015 [Pages:] 226-234
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Elsevier, Amsterdam
Abstract: 
Thorstein Veblen, a founder of original or old institutional economics, combined social and evolutionary thought in his institutionalist approach to dealing with psychological, social, and economic issues. The psychological content of Veblen's writings takes instinct and habits into consideration. The economic literature on the psychological content of Veblen's writings has focused on habits, despite the importance of instincts in Veblen's works. This paper attempts to discuss Veblen's notion of instincts in order to make its role clearer in his approach to conspicuous consumer decision making. It discusses the role of instincts, the instinct of workmanship, the relationship between habits and instincts, and their influence on the conspicuous consumer. Consequently, this paper contributes to a better understanding of how inner forces and socialization culminate in behavior in Veblen's conspicuous consumer approach.
Abstract (Translated): 
Thorstein Veblen foi um dos fundadores da Economia Institucional Original ou Velha Economia Institucional. Em seus escritos, Veblen associou as lógicas social e evolucionária em sua abordagem institucional – contemplando elementos da Psicologia, da Sociologia e da Economia. O conteúdo psicológico dos escritos de Veblen considera instintos e hábitos. A literatura econômica sobre o tema tem seu foco na análise dos hábitos, apesar da importância dos instintos na obra de Veblen. Este artigo discute a noção de instintos para Veblen em busca de esclarecer o papel dos instintos na tomada de decisão do consumidor conspícuo vebleniano, o papel dos instintos, o instinto do trabalho eficiente, a relação entre hábitos e instintos e sua influência sobre o consumidor conspícuo. Consequentemente, este texto contribui para uma melhor compreensão de como impulsos internos e o processo de socialização culminam no comportamento do consumidor conspícuo de Veblen.
Subjects: 
Thorstein Veblen
Instincts
Instinct of workmanship
Institutional economics
Leisure class
JEL: 
B15
B52
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Article

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