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Tastes, Castes, and Culture : The Influence of Society on Preferences

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dc.contributor.authorFehr, Ernst
dc.contributor.authorHoff, Karla
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:03:58Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:03:58Z
dc.date.issued2011-08-01
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 the authors 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
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5760
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3522
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5760
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectANIMALS
dc.subjectARGUMENTS
dc.subjectART
dc.subjectBASIC
dc.subjectBEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectBELIEFS
dc.subjectBIOLOGICAL FACTORS
dc.subjectBOURGEOISIE
dc.subjectCASTES
dc.subjectCLASSICAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE ACTION
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCULTURAL DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectCULTURAL FACTORS
dc.subjectCULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectCULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectDEMAND CURVES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISCOUNT RATE
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDOCUMENTATION
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC HISTORY
dc.subjectECONOMIC MODELS
dc.subjectECONOMIC OUTCOMES
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectENDOGENOUS PREFERENCES
dc.subjectEVOLUTION
dc.subjectEXPECTED UTILITY
dc.subjectEXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectFUTURE RESEARCH
dc.subjectGAME THEORY
dc.subjectHETEROGENEITY
dc.subjectHISTORICAL EVENTS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIDENTITY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLITERATURE
dc.subjectLOVE
dc.subjectMACROECONOMICS
dc.subjectMATERNITY LEAVE
dc.subjectMEMORY
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGE
dc.subjectMULTIPLE EQUILIBRIA
dc.subjectNATURE
dc.subjectNORMS
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPERCEPTION
dc.subjectPERCEPTIONS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPREDATORY PRICING
dc.subjectPREFERENCES
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOOD
dc.subjectRABBIT
dc.subjectRETIREMENT
dc.subjectRISK AVERSE
dc.subjectSOCIAL CONFLICT
dc.subjectSOCIAL GROUPS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCES
dc.subjectSOCIAL STRATIFICATION
dc.subjectSOCIETIES
dc.subjectSOCIOLOGISTS
dc.subjectSOCIOLOGY
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUTILITY THEORY
dc.subjectVARIETY
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWELFARE ECONOMICS
dc.subjectWILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT
dc.subjectWILLINGNESS TO PAY
dc.titleTastes, Castes, and Culture : The Influence of Society on Preferencesen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crossref.titleTastes, Castes, and Culture: The Influence of Society on Preferences
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:19:53.270345Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.guid958161468147876262
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5760
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20110815154917
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum14810133
okr.identifier.reportWPS5760
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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