The social economics of ethical consumption: Theoretical considerations and empirical evidence
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- Starr, Martha A., 2009. "The social economics of ethical consumption: Theoretical considerations and empirical evidence," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 38(6), pages 916-925, December.
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JEL classification:
- A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
- D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
- D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
- E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth
- D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-PKE-2010-04-17 (Post Keynesian Economics)
- NEP-SOC-2010-04-17 (Social Norms & Social Capital)
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