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dc.contributor.authorFehr, Ernsten
dc.contributor.authorHoff, Karlaen
dc.date.accessioned2011-10-25-
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-23T11:32:37Z-
dc.date.available2011-11-23T11:32:37Z-
dc.date.issued2011-
dc.identifier.piurn:nbn:de:101:1-20110927233en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/51672-
dc.description.abstractEconomists have traditionally treated preferences as exogenously given. Preferences are assumed to be influenced by neither beliefs nor the constraints people face. As a consequence, changes in behaviour are explained exclusively in terms of changes in the set of feasible alternatives. Here we argue that the opposition to explaining behavioural changes in terms of preference changes is ill-founded, that the psychological properties of preferences render them susceptible to direct social influences, and that the impact of society on preferences is likely to have important economic and social consequences.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x5919en
dc.subject.jelA12en
dc.subject.jelA13en
dc.subject.jelD01en
dc.subject.jelK0en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordendogenous preferencesen
dc.subject.keywordcultureen
dc.subject.keywordcasteen
dc.subject.keywordframesen
dc.subject.keywordanchorsen
dc.subject.keywordelicitation devicesen
dc.titleTastes, castes, and culture: The influence of society on preferences-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn67052879Xen
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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