Elements of an Evolutionary Theory of Welfare Assessing Welfare When Preferences Change Routledge Advances in Social Economics Series
Auteur : Binder Martin
It has always been an important task of economics to assess individual and social welfare. The traditional approach has assumed that the measuring rod for welfare is the satisfaction of the individual?s given and unchanging preferences, but recent work in behavioural economics has called this into question by pointing out the inconsistencies and context-dependencies of human behaviour. When preferences are no longer consistent, we have to ask whether a different measure for individual welfare can, and should, be found.
This book goes beyond the level of preference and instead considers whether a hedonistic view of welfare represents a viable alternative, and what its normative implications are. Offering a welfare theory with stronger behavioural and evolutionary foundations, Binder follows a naturalistic methodology to examine the foundations of welfare, connecting the concept with a dynamic theory of preference learning, and providing a more realistic account of human behaviour.
This book will be of interest to researchers and those working in the fields of welfare economics, behavioural and evolutionary economics.
1.Introduction, 2. Conceptual Background and Welfare Terminology, 3. Other Approaches to Welfare Economics, 4. A Positive Basis: The Learning Theory of Consumption, 5. An Evolutionary Theory of Welfare, 6. Evolutionary Welfare Economics, 7. Concluding Remarks, Bibliography
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Mots-clés :
Adaptive Preference Formation; adaptive; Preference Satisfaction View; preference; Adaptive Preference; formation; Traditional Welfare Economics; satisfaction; Von Weizsaecker; traditional; Sen 1979b; economics; Sen 1991a; measuring; Evolutionary Welfare Economics; rod; Good Life; preferential; Preference Satisfaction; change; Experienced Utility; Welfare Dynamics; Welfare Economics; Satiation Level; Vice Versa; Cognitive Arousal; Consumption Knowledge; Matching Law; Matching Behaviour; Instant Utility; Improvement Path; Functionings Vectors; Welfare Calculus; Welfare Hedonism; Hedonic Treadmill