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Рациональность & Иррациональность: Эволюция Смыслов
[Rationality & Irrationality: Evolution of the Senses]

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  • Рубинштейн Александр Яковлевич

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В работе рассматривается принцип рационального поведения и анализируются смысловые изменения в содержании категорий «рациональность» и «иррациональность» в ряде экономических теорий: поведенческой экономике, модели Х. Марголиса, концепциях мериторных благ и нового патернализма, теории опекаемых благ. Автор приходит к выводу, что иррациональным поведение может считаться только с точки зрения внешнего наблюдателя, с позиций его преференций и представлений о том, как должно быть. 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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  • Рубинштейн Александр Яковлевич, "undated". "Рациональность & Иррациональность: Эволюция Смыслов [Rationality & Irrationality: Evolution of the Senses]," Working papers a:pru175:ye:2017:1, Institute of Economics.
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    rationality; irrationality; behavioral economics; meritorik; new paternalism; theory patronized goods;
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    • B41 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Economic Methodology
    • D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
    • D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles

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