Economists take preferences as given. This paper analyzes the choice by an individual of her preferences, her attitude towards wealth in particular. Evidence that one?s attitude towards wealth may affect utility and that people can, at least to some extent and at some costs, choose their...

As supported by commonsense and substantial evidence (discussed in Sections 1 and 2), one's attitude toward wealth may affect utility and people can, at least to some extent and at some costs, choose their attitudes. Using a very simple model of attitude choice (Section 3) and analysing the...

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, in cooperation with the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), hosted a conference on nanoelectronics and the economy in Austin on Dec. 3, 2010. Economists and scientists explored how information technology has affected U.S. productivity and output growth...