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Reference Group Behaviour and Economic Incentives

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  • Schlicht, Ekkehart

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These notes, published in 1981, introduce the concept of the social multiplier: If the behavior of agents is positively influenced by what members of their reference group do, this enhances the power of economic incentives.

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  • Schlicht, Ekkehart, 1981. "Reference Group Behaviour and Economic Incentives," Munich Reprints in Economics 10623, University of Munich, Department of Economics.
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    1. Galbiati, Roberto & Zanella, Giulio, 2012. "The tax evasion social multiplier: Evidence from Italy," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 96(5), pages 485-494.
    2. Philip Kostov & Sophia Davidova & Alistair Bailey, 2018. "Effect of family labour on output of farms in selected EU Member States: a non-parametric quantile regression approach," European Review of Agricultural Economics, Oxford University Press and the European Agricultural and Applied Economics Publications Foundation, vol. 45(3), pages 367-395.
    3. repec:hal:spmain:info:hdl:2441/2jbidihgpo8bia7dbd5ipjlsi9 is not listed on IDEAS
    4. Kostov, Philip & Lingard, John, 2005. "Disentangling the Social and Economic Dimensions of Agricultural Behaviour: What Role for Institutions and Social Capital?," 94th Seminar, April 9-10, 2005, Ashford, UK 24436, European Association of Agricultural Economists.
    5. Schlicht, Ekkehart, . "The Shadow Economy and Morals: A Note," Chapters in Economics,, University of Munich, Department of Economics.

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    Keywords

    social multiplier; reference group behavior; incentives; imitation; conformity;
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    JEL classification:

    • D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
    • J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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