唯机会主义的限制:行为福利经济学中的情境依赖与代理

IF 1.7 3区 经济学 Q2 ECONOMICS Journal of Economic Methodology Pub Date : 2021-10-02 DOI:10.1080/1350178X.2021.1988132
M. Dold, M. Rizzo
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如果我们认真对待行为经济学的见解,福利经济学的“信息基础”应该是什么?萨格登提出了个人的一系列机会。本文讨论了他的机会标准,认为它在很大程度上忽略了情境依赖和个人代理的复杂问题。我们将Sugden的方法与Buchanan对选择的理解进行了对比,Buchanan强调了在选择集中导航的代理能力的重要性,特别是在个人面临偏好形成过程与其情境或社会环境之间微妙的相互依赖的情况下。本文主张,福利经济学的信息基础可能需要超越机会,如果它要在那些有兴趣成为主权“自己生活的作者”的个人中获得普遍同意。我们认为,认真对待个人利益的经济学家在比较不同的社会状态时,不仅应该考虑机会集的大小,还应该考虑个人的个人代理意识。
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The limits of opportunity-only: context-dependence and agency in behavioral welfare economics
ABSTRACT What should be the ‘informational base’ of welfare economics if one takes the insights from behavioral economics seriously? Sugden proposes individuals’ sets of opportunities. This paper discusses his opportunity criterion and argues that it largely neglects intricate problems of context-dependence and personal agency. We contrast Sugden’s approach with Buchanan’s understanding of choice, which highlights the importance of agentic capabilities to navigate choice sets, particularly in situations where individuals face subtle interdependences between preference formation processes and their situational or social environment. This paper advocates that the informational base of welfare economics may need to go beyond opportunities if it is to command general assent among individuals who have an interest in being sovereign ‘authors of their own lives’. We argue that economists who take individuals interests seriously should not only consider the size of opportunity sets but also individuals’ sense of personal agency when comparing alternative social states.
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Economic Methodology is a valuable forum which publishes the most current and exciting work in the broad field of economic methodology. The Journal of Economic Methodology addresses issues such as: ■Methodological analysis of the theory and practice of contemporary economics ■Analysis of the methodological implications of new developments in economic theory and practice ■The methodological writings and practice of earlier economic theorists (mainstream or heterodox) ■Research in the philosophical foundations of economics ■Studies in the rhetoric, sociology, or economics of economics
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