Empirical evidence on interdependent preferences: nature or nurture?

被引:19
作者
Zizzo, DJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oxford, Dept Econ, Oxford OX1 2JD, England
关键词
interdependent preferences; endogenous preferences; neurobiology; neurobehavioural economics;
D O I
10.1093/cje/27.6.867
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper discusses empirical evidence for interdependent preferences from the point of view of the neurosciences, of heritability studies, and of cross-cultural and developmental psychology: it shows how interdependent preferences are determined to a significant degree by environmental factors. This result has meaningful implications for economic theory, policy and experimentation. A theory of interdependent preferences should also be a theory of their endogenous determination. Normative analyses ignore the endogeneity of interdependent preferences at their own peril. Caution is required in experimental analyses attempting to measure the distribution of interdependent preferences in the population.
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页码:867 / 880
页数:14
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