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Les expériences sur les préférences individuelles et sociales des enfants et des adolescents : une revue de la litterature

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  • Etienne Dagorn

    (Univ Rennes, CNRS, CREM - UMR 6211, F-35000 Rennes, France)

  • David Masclet

    (Univ Rennes, CNRS, CREM - UMR 6211, F-35000 Rennes, France)

  • Thierry Penard

    (Univ Rennes, CNRS, CREM - UMR 6211, F-35000 Rennes, France)

Abstract

L'objectif de cet article est de présenter une revue de littérature des expériences en économie menées auprès d'enfants et d'adolescents. Ces expériences en laboratoire, principalement réalisées sur le terrain ("lab-in-the-field") permettent d'étudier les préférences et les décisions de populations plus jeunes et plus hétérogènes que dans les expériences classiques (auprès de populations étudiantes). Les principaux enseignements de ces études sont que les préférences individuelles et sociales comme l'aversion pour le risque, la coopération et l'altruisme évoluent avec l'âge. Ces résultats soulignent l'importance d'adapter les politiques publiques qui ciblent les enfants et adolescents, en prenant en compte les spécificités de leurs préférences.

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  • Etienne Dagorn & David Masclet & Thierry Penard, 2019. "Les expériences sur les préférences individuelles et sociales des enfants et des adolescents : une revue de la litterature," Economics Working Paper Archive (University of Rennes 1 & University of Caen) 2019-11, Center for Research in Economics and Management (CREM), University of Rennes 1, University of Caen and CNRS.
    • Handle: RePEc:tut:cremwp:2019-11
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    experiences artefactuelles; préférences individuelles et sociales des enfants et des adolescents;

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    • C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
    • C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
    • D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty

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