Bounded rationality, social and cultural norms, and interdependence via reference groups

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-34

  Hayakawa, Hiroaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

B4; Bounded rationality; D0; D1; D8; Life styles; Reference groups; Social norms; Social want

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007199786     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2681(00)00106-2     Document Type: Article

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