consequence of Hume's theory of choice. We first argue that Sugden's dismissal of the preference relation from the type of … rationality through which Hume's theory is apprehended, is highly disputable, from the point of view of both standard choice … condition of non-revision of preferences in the dynamics of passions. But, since the process of choice that we have described …

For the reader who considers economic theory of choice as a special case of a more general theory of action, Hume … modern theories of rational choice. On the contrary, this paper arrives to the conclusion that consistency between … preferences and choice, like the usual properties of completeness and transitivity, may be considered as outcomes of a mental …

advantages of taller workers, including psycho-social dimensions. We also find a height premium in happiness, half of which …

, from a Humean point of view, of a welfare policy which would aim at promoting the highest individual happiness whereas … individual decisions, like individual happiness, are determined not only by allocations of goods, but also by an emotional state …

positively correlated with well-being. Yet the famous Easterlin paradox shows essentially no change in average happiness at the …