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Becker Gary S (Gary Stanley), <1930-> |
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Accounting for tastes [[electronic resource] /] / Gary S. Becker |
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Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1996 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (288p. ) : ill |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Consumers' preferences |
Consumer behavior |
Consumption (Economics) - Social aspects |
Human capital |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: 1996. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-258) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Part I: Personal Capital 1. Preferences and Values De Gustibus Non Est Disputandum A Theory of Rational Addiction Rational Addiction and the Effect of Price on Consumption An Empirical Analysis of Cigarette Addiction Habits, Addictions, and Traditions Part 2: Social Capital The Economic Way of Looking at Life A Theory of Social Interactions A Note on Restaurant Pricing and Other Examples of Social Influences on Price A Simple Theory of Advertising as a Good or Bad Norms and the Formation of Preferences Spouses and Beggars: Love and Sympathy Acknowledgments References Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Economists generally accept as given the old adage that there's no accounting for taste. Nobel Laureate Gary Becker disagrees, and in this collection confronts the problem of preferences and values. |
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