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A Humean Theory of Choice of which Rationality May Be One Consequence

Diaye, Marc-Arthur; Lapidus, André - HAL - 2005

For the reader who considers economic theory of choice as a special case of a more general theory of action, Hume … not seem to have given any evidence which would favour what we nowadays consider as the kind of rationality involved in … process, described by means of a decision algorithm which aims at representing Hume's theory of choice. …

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Cross-talk in economics and neuroscience

Bourgeois-Gironde, Sacha; Schoonover, Carl - HAL - 2008

Neuroeconomics is a recent extension of behavioral economics which aims at uncovering the brain mechanisms and activities that mediate regular and anomalous behaviour. Gul and Pesendorfer (2005) have launched a critique against the neuroeconomic research program, based on what they argue is the...

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Pleasure and belief in Hume's decision process

Diaye, Marc-Arthur; Lapidus, André - HAL - 2009

The purpose of this paper is to introduce explicitly pleasure and belief in what aims at being a Humean theory of …

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Freedom and Rationality

Salvat, Christophe - HAL - 2008

This paper deals with Rousseau's idea of freedom in terms of rationality and deliberation. It gives support to Berlin …'s interpretation of the general will as a rational and objective will but dismisses the idea that Rousseau's theory necessarily leads …

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Financing early-stage ventures: the role of uncertainty and financial markets in the investment choices of venture capitalists

Nasica, Eric; Dufour, Dominique - HAL - 2009

Our paper sheds light on the reasons for which a rational venture capitalist decides to reallocate his or her portfolio from later to early-stage investment. We explain why, during certain periods, there is a strong correlation between the performance of financial markets and the funds invested...

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On Apparent Irrational Behaviors : Interacting Structures and the Mind

Gosselin, Pierre; Lotz, Aïleen; Wambst, Marc - HAL - 2013

We develop a general method to solve models of interactions between multiple and possibly strategic agents. Our model explains apparently irrational or biased behaviors in a person. We argue that these actions could result from several rational structures having different goals. Our main example...

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La croissance économique au passé, au présent, à l'avenir

Bienaymé, Alain - HAL - 2014

After a few centuries of speeding up, the distribution of GNP's growth rates has widely changed all round the world. Growth is slowing down in advanced countries and has accelerated in emerging countries. Moreover growth is questioned as a matter of principle. Considering the vast array of...

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Aid is good for the poor

Hirano, Yumeka; Otsubo, Shigeru - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

Aid is good for the poor. This paper uses detailed aid data spanning 60 developing countries over the past two decades to show that social aid significantly and directly benefits the poorest in society, while economic aid increases the income of the poor through growth. This new and unequivocal...

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Income Inequality, Mobility, and the Accumulation of Capital: The Role of Heterogeneous Labor Productivity

García-Peñalosa, Cecilia; Turnovsky, Stephen J. - HAL - 2012

We examine the determinants of income inequality and mobility in a Ramsey model with elastic labor supply. Individuals …

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Should income inequality be reduced and who should benefit ? redistributive preferences in Europe and Central Asia

Cojocaru, Alexandru; Diagne, Mame Fatou - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

This paper examines support for reducing inequality and for income redistribution to specific groups in Europe and … of support for reducing inequality. …

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