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This paper is an attempt to assess the extent to which the behaviour of an individual is the result of the constraints that he or she faces – factors beyond individual control - or the result of the exercise of his or her preferences. The study concentrates on participation or...
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This CASEbrief summarises findings from CASEpaper 40, Constraint and opportunity: Identifying voluntary non-employment by Tania Burchardt and Julian Le Grand
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A large literature in behavioral and social sciences has found that human wellbeing follows a U-shape over age. Some theories have assumed that the U-shape is caused by unmet expectations that are felt painfully in midlife but beneficially abandoned and experienced with less regret during old...
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of the relationship between politics and economics in modern society. Secondly, the article outlines an alternative for … analysing welfare provisions and their evolution, drawing on insights of the new politics and the new economics of welfare. This …
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disciplines of ethics and economics, and examines how his work has promoted cross-fertilisation and integration on this subject … rights and economics is an important and innovative contribution that has methodological as well as substantive importance …
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increasingly driven by utilitarian considerations, whereas identity concerns have become less important. While the crisis has been …
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-elaborate identity, older teenagers favour a plain aesthetic that foregrounds their links to others, thus expressing a notion of identity …
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‘other people’s appearance’ influence health-related behaviour. Self-image (identity) is claimed to be biased towards … anorexic women by social norms and peer pressure, increasing the probability of women experiencing a food disorder. This paper …
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There is a lot of evidence that identity matters for behavior. There is a widespread belief that societies will … function better if they manage to establish a common sense of identity among the population. And there are also contemporary … fears that this common identity is threatened in several countries. In this paper we investigate the correlates of various …
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is the focus of this paper. It investigates the extent and determinants of British identity among those living in Britain …
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