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A fresh perspective to economic theory: Social preferences and their impact on gender and policy
2019
Level: advanced
A fresh perspective to economic theory: Social preferences and their impact on gender and policy
As opposed to the conventional over-simplified assumption of self-interested individuals, strong evidence points towards the presence of heterogeneous other-regarding preferences in agents. Incorporating social preferences – specifically, trust and reciprocity - and recognizing the non-constancy of these preferences across individuals can help models better represent the reality.
Sheral Shah
Exploring Economics
Political Economy of Institutions and Development
Level: beginner
Political Economy of Institutions and Development
This course is part of the SDG initiative addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, specifically for the following SDGs [1, 8, 10 and 16].
Richard Thomas Griffiths
Universiteit Leiden

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