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Arousal, rank and utility

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Igor Galochkin (Moscow Institute for International Relations)

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We apply Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to the concept of utility and then go on to a new model where individual’s behavior is aimed at reaching optimal level of arousal of neural system and optimal level of domination in social ranking.

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Paper provided by EconWPA in its series General Economics and Teaching with number 0410001.

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Date of creation: 05 Oct 2004
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Handle: RePEc:wpa:wuwpgt:0410001

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Keywords: utility; motivation; altruism; demonstration of wealth; novelty; comfort; rank; arousal;

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A10 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - General
A12 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
D00 - Microeconomics - - General - - - General

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