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Rationality and Irrationality: Evolution of the Senses

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  • Rubinstein, A.

    (Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia)

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The author analyses a principle of rational behavior and the changes in the meaning of "rationality" and "irrationality" in a number of economic theories - behavioral economics, Margolis model, the concepts of merit goods and a new paternalism, the theory of patronized goods. The author comes to a conclusion, that behavior may be considered irrational only from the point of outside observer - from the point of his preferences, the notions about what "it should be".

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  • Rubinstein, A., 2017. "Rationality and Irrationality: Evolution of the Senses," Journal of the New Economic Association, New Economic Association, vol. 33(1), pages 146-151.
    • Handle: RePEc:nea:journl:y:2017:i:33:p:146-151
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    Keywords

    rationality; irrationality; behavioral economics; meritorik; new paternalism; theory patronized goods;
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    JEL classification:

    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
    • L23 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Organization of Production

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