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Conventional and unconventional behavior under uncertainty

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When discussing the relation between rationality and conventions under non-neoclassical uncertainty, almost all economists focus on the rationality of following a convention. This paper contributes to the construction of an alternative approach, which argues that conventions and rationality are compatible but reasonable behavior may be conventional or (partly) unconventional. The paper reviews several arguments for the reasonableness of following a convention. It then stresses the importance of factors such as creativity and an optimistic disposition to face uncertainty (animal spirits) and shows how these factors are crucial for determining whether behavior will be conventional or not.

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  • David Dequech, 2003. "Conventional and unconventional behavior under uncertainty," Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(1), pages 145-168.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:postke:v:26:y:2003:i:1:p:145-168
    DOI: 10.1080/01603477.2003.11051384
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    1. Dequech, David, 2009. "Institutions, social norms, and decision-theoretic norms," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 72(1), pages 70-78, October.
    2. Hans D. G. Hyun, 2023. "A financial frontier model with bankers' susceptibility under uncertainty," Metroeconomica, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 74(1), pages 94-118, February.
    3. David Dequech, 2006. "Towards An Alternative To The Game-Theoretic Concept Of Conventions," Anais do XXXIV Encontro Nacional de Economia [Proceedings of the 34th Brazilian Economics Meeting] 77, ANPEC - Associação Nacional dos Centros de Pós-Graduação em Economia [Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in Economics].
    4. Modenesi, Rui Lyrio & Modenesi, André de Melo & Martins, Norberto Montani & Fontaine, Patrick, 2015. "Restructuring the Economic Policy Framework in Brazil: Genuine or Gattopardo change?," Revue de la Régulation - Capitalisme, institutions, pouvoirs, Association Recherche et Régulation, vol. 17.
    5. Michaël Lainé, 2016. "Uncertainty, Probability and Animal Spirit [Incertitude, probabilités et esprits animaux]," Post-Print hal-02942874, HAL.
    6. André de Melo Modenesi & Rui Lyrio Modenesi & José Luis Oreiro & Norberto Montani Martins, 2013. "Convention, interest rates and monetary policy: a post-Keynesian–French-conventions-school approach," European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies: Intervention, Edward Elgar Publishing, vol. 10(1), pages 76-92.
    7. Felipe Almeida, 2014. "A Psychological Perspective Of Keynes’S Approach To Decision-Making," Anais do XLI Encontro Nacional de Economia [Proceedings of the 41st Brazilian Economics Meeting] 008, ANPEC - Associação Nacional dos Centros de Pós-Graduação em Economia [Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in Economics].
    8. Mark Hayes, 2006. "The Economics of Keynes: A New Guide to The General Theory," Books, Post Keynesian Economics Society (PKES), number nggt.
    9. Michaël Lainé, 2016. "Uncertainty, Probability and Animal Spirit: The Ontology, Epistemology and Microeconomics of Investment of Keynes’s Theory [Incertitude, probabilités et esprits animaux]," Post-Print hal-04265018, HAL.
    10. Dequech, David, 2006. "The new institutional economics and the theory of behaviour under uncertainty," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 59(1), pages 109-131, January.
    11. David Dequech, 2016. "Some Institutions (Social Norms And Conventions) Of Contemporary Mainstream Economics, Macroeconomics, And Financial Economics," Anais do XLIII Encontro Nacional de Economia [Proceedings of the 43rd Brazilian Economics Meeting] 006, ANPEC - Associação Nacional dos Centros de Pós-Graduação em Economia [Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in Economics].
    12. Schreyögg, Georg & Ostermann, Simone M., 2014. "Managing uncertainty in intensive care units: Exploring formal and informal coping practices in a university hospital," Discussion Papers 2014/14, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics.
    13. Rui Lyrio Modenesi & André De Melo Modenesi, 2016. "Development Conventions: Theory And The Brazilian Case After The Mid-20th Century," Anais do XLII Encontro Nacional de Economia [Proceedings of the 42nd Brazilian Economics Meeting] 082, ANPEC - Associação Nacional dos Centros de Pós-Graduação em Economia [Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in Economics].
    14. Luca Andriani, 2015. "Institutional Conformity and Regional Credit Market Failures: Evidence from the Italian Industrial Districts," Management Working Papers 11, Birkbeck Department of Management, revised Nov 2015.
    15. David Dequech, 2005. "Institutions: A Concept For A Theory Of Conformity And Innovation," Anais do XXXIII Encontro Nacional de Economia [Proceedings of the 33rd Brazilian Economics Meeting] 174, ANPEC - Associação Nacional dos Centros de Pós-Graduação em Economia [Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in Economics].

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