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Social economics market behavior in a social environment

This study of the choices people make draws together the conflicting beliefs of economists and other social scientists. The book includes the social environment with goods and services in its utility functions, providing analysis of how the individual and society interact.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Becker, Gary S. (Gary Stanley) 1930-
Other Authors: Murphy, Kevin M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2000
Subjects:
Economics > Sociological aspects
Social interaction > Economic aspects
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Table of Contents:
  • The Effect of Social Capital on Market Behavior
  • The Importance of Social Interactions
  • Social Forces, Preferences, and Complementarity
  • Are Choices "Rational" When Social Capital Is Important?
  • The Formation of Social Capital
  • Sorting by Marriage
  • Segregation and Integration in Neighborhoods
  • The Social Market for the Great Masters and Other Collectibles / William Landes, Gary S. Becker, Kevin M. Murphy
  • Social Markets and the Escalation of Quality: The World of Veblen Revisited / Edward Glaeser, Gary S. Becker, Kevin M. Murphy
  • Status and Inequality / Ivan Werning, Gary S. Becker, Kevin M. Murphy
  • Fads, Fashions, and Norms
  • Fads and Fashion
  • The Formation of Norms and Values

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